…Insists ‘Yes Daddy’ leaked audio conversation with Bishop Oyedepo doctored, fake
The presidential candidate of the Labour PartY (LP) , Peter Obi, has raised the alarm , saying that he is being pressured to leave Nigeria with attacks against his person emanating from different quarters.
Obi, who stated this is in a statement he personally signed and made available on Wednesday , also claimed that the leaked audio conversation between himself and the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, is doctored and fake.
He also referred to the recent comments by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) -led government are doing everything possible to divert attention from what he called “our blatantly stolen mandate,” which he claimed is “unfortunate and sad.”
He wrote, “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.”
The former Anambra State Government also vowed to take legal actions against the online news platform that shared the leaked audio.
He also claimed that before, during, and after the campaign, he focused solely on issue-based campaigns about a new Nigeria with a shift of emphasis from consumption to production, characterised by inclusion, justice, equity, fairness, and prosperity, adding that he “repeatedly stated that no one should vote for me based on tribe or religion.”
Obi said, “The attempts to manipulate Nigerians is very sad and wicked. Our legal team have 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”.
“Those fixated on heating up the polity, creating divisions, tensions and hatred within and outside Nigeria should remember that Nigeria is our only country.
Our focus should be on how to address the litany of challenges facing us, such as flawed electoral processes, the parlous state of our economy, unsustainable debt burden, lamentable unemployment and inflation, insecurity, and multi-dimensional poverty. A New Nigeria is indeed POssible, and God will help us.”
TheIdeal News recalls that Lai Mohammed had on Tuesday stated that Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed, may be prosecuted for treason, following their unguarded utterances on the February 25 presidential election, adding that the duo were inciting people over the outcome of the poll.
 , Peter Obi, has raised the alarm , saying that he is being pressured to leave Nigeria){kind=link}