Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, has dismissed a viral “petition” alleging that he gave two billion to churches across the country.
This follows a petition circulated on social media platforms by one Frank Onwumere, claiming to be a senior pastor at the “Dominion Centre International” in Okigwe, Imo state, challenging the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on how the said fund was distributed among churches.
The fund was said to have been gifted “to help and assist in mobilising and convincing their congregation to vote massively for the candidacy of Mr Peter Obi”.
The Labour Party’s campaign team responded via its media office on Sunday, saying the petition was “concocted to tarnish the hard-earned reputation” of the party’s presidential candidate.
While describing the petition as “blackmail stuff,” the party also asked the public to disregard it.
Our mission in the Obidient Movement this day is to alert and warn discerning minds, especially those desirous to see a new Nigeria emerge through Peter Obi, to ignore and treat as thrash any doctored and faked items on Obi,” the statement reads.
Anything they are bringing now after their long fruitless search is concocted to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the candidate and should be disregarded.
Obi-Datti Media is proud to insist that the LP standard bearer and his running mate remain the best product in the market for the much-needed political leadership in the country at this time, and to state without any fear of contradiction that they stand out untainted and possess the prerequisite qualities needed to rescue this troubled land.
The public should therefore have their eyes permanently glued to the ball and refuse to be distracted by any antics because all the devious acts will give way to reason and justice and Nigeria will be successfully taken back from them and reset for greatness.