The Labour Party, presidential candidate for the just concluded February 25 presidential election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, expressed fears about his life.
Obi stated that he is being pressured to leave the county with several attacks against his person from different quarters.
Obi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday night on his Twitter handle, stated that the leaked audio conversation between him and the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, was doctored and fake.
Obi, while reacting to the recent statement in far away London, by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said the All Progressives Congress and the APC-led government and their agencies are out with every arsenal of power within their reach to possibly, “divert our attention from our blatantly stolen mandate,” which he said is “unfortunate and sad.”
“The present attempts by the APC as a Party, and the APC Led-government through some government officials and agencies to divert our attention from our blatantly stolen mandate is unfortunate and sad.
“These have come and continued to manifest in different ways, such as the malicious accusation of the Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed, the circulation of a fake doctored audio call, and a pressure on me to leave the country.
“Let me reiterate that the audio call being circulated is fake, and at no time throughout the campaign and now did I ever say, think, or even imply that the 2023 election is, or was a religious war.” Obi twitted.
Peter Obi promised to take legal actions against the online news platform that shared the leaked audio.
Obi reiterated his campaign message during, after, and before the campaign, of his issue-based campaigns, about a new and better Nigeria with a shift of emphasis from consumption to production.
He said his message focused on inclusion, justice, equity, fairness, and prosperity, stressing that he “repeatedly stated that no one should vote for me based on tribe or religion.”
“The attempts to manipulate Nigerians is very sad and wicked. Our legal team has been instructed to take appropriate legal actions against Peoples Gazette and others.
“While we call on all concerned Nigerians and the International Community to implore the APC and the APC Led-government to stop their nasty attacks, my focus and commitment to lawfully and peacefully retrieve our mandate to secure and unite our Nation.
“Elections are over, and we are in court to retrieve our stolen mandate. Let me reiterate that we are doing so through all lawful and peaceful options in line with our legal system and constitution, and I continue to implore all Nigerians to remain peaceful and law abiding,” Obi added.
Recall that the Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammed, on Tuesday, stated that Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed, risked being prosecuted for treason over some of their utterances on the February 25 presidential election.
He accused the two politicians of inciting people over the outcome of the polls.
