The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has called the accusations levelled against him by the Minister For Culture and Information, Lai Mohammed as totally malicious and fictitious.
Reacting to the treason allegation levelled against him by the Federal Government in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, he said that in the past few days, he has observed various campaigns of calumny directed at his person, with the latest being allegations attributed to the information Minister, Lai Mohammed from Washington DC.
He said that it is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray him quite contrary to what he is , and his core values, is coming from such high quarters.
Mr Obi stated that he has never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state; nor sponsored or preached any action against the Nigerian state. Instead, he said that those initiating these actions have increasingly used their official positions and agents to make false allegations against him.
He equally said that he is on record as always, advocating for peace and issue-based campaign and never campaigned based on ethnicity or religion and is committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court.
He urged those engaged in this demarketing process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light as the future generations deserve a new Nigeria, where they can live a secure and decent life like their counterparts in other climes.
