2023 Presidency: APC, PDP are Responsible for Fake News– Peter Obi Defends Obidients



Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, has again absolved his supporters of spewing bile online, saying that the vitriol of ‘fake news’ attributed to ‘Obidient’ supporters is actually the handiwork of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC).

Recall, the presidential candidate of the ruling APC, Bola Tinubu, weeks ago enjoined Obi to caution his supporters against attacking and spreading false news about him.

This was after the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, disowned a post on Facebook which claimed that he advised Bola Tinubu, to give his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, a chance.

He wrote; “My attention has been drawn to a disturbing post making the rounds on social media, where it is alleged I have written to the 2023 presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to ‘give Peter Obi a chance and seek treatment for his health’.

“This is completely false and mischievous, with no iota of truth whatsoever in it.

“Ghana and Nigeria boast of decades of cordial, strong and brotherly relations,” and he is “not going to be the one to interfere in the internal affairs and politics of Nigeria,” he said.

Peter Obi’s supporters have been caught several times demonising Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar in order to gain an undue advantage by thriving on falsehood.

However, in a series of tweet on Thursday, August 18, 2022, asserted that the vitriol of ‘fake news’ attributed to ‘Obidient’ supporters is actually the handiwork of the opposition.

He wrote; “As we approach the official kick off of the 2023 election campaign, it has become evident that the opposition have adopted a negative strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation in the social media space and blaming the Labour Party, its presidential candidate and their supporters of same.”

Pledging his commitment to “issue-based and clean campaigns”, Mr Obi vowed to “rebuff all such ploys of deceit and calumny meant to create disaffection among Nigeria’s voting population, who desire credible leadership change.”

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