Obi reacts to reports that he is looking forward to the 2027 election, calls it a cheap distraction
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General election, Peter Obi has reacted to claims that he is looking forward to running for office in 2027. The former Governor of Anambra state made this known in a post he made on his official Twitter handle on Saturday, July 15.
According to Peter Obi, the viral video being circulated on social media where he allegedly had an interview with Arise TV over his possibilities of contesting in the 2027 Presidential election is a fake one. The former Anambra state Governor claimed that the said interview with Arise TV journalists never took place.
Obi explained that the rumors are cheap distractive trolls aimed at deting people’s attention to the matter on ground. He noted that the Obidient movement will not give up on ensuring that a new Nigeria is possible.
Hear him, “I have noticed with dismay, an emerging pattern where fake media reports and news items are predicated on interviews and press remarks I never granted. Two recent instances relate to my saying that I am looking forward to running for office in 2027 on a supposed Arise TV interview that never took place. The other is about my reaction to prospective appointees to the Federal Government.
Both reports are bogus. Regrettably, our politics have sunken to this abysmal level where manipulation of the media space is now a trade. For me, I shall continue to speak on topical national issues recognized news and media outfits. But I certainly will not concern myself with cheap distractive trolls. My focus and that of the Obidient Movement will not derail from the original mission of creating a new Nigeria.”
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