The Labour Party presidential candidate has denied reaching any deal with the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party pursuant to the 2023 presidential election.
The rumour of a secret deal followed speculations that Peter Obi secretly met Atiku Abubakar after a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in London last week.
But in a twitter post made by Dr. Doyin Okupe, Director General of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign council today, Dr. Okupe said:
“I hereby categorically refute the false statement, making the rounds, that Peter Obi has made any deal with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the PDP, with respect to the 2023 Presidential elections.
By the Grace of God and the massive acceptance and support of the Nigerian people; home & abroad, and especially the youths, OBI IS FAR AHEAD OF ALL OTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN THE COUNTRY.
He therefore cannot, logically, be negotiating with any other less popular candidate(s) or their parties.
Members of the public are hereby advised to ignore this cheap, self-serving and distracting propaganda, which we also believe is not coming from the Atiku camp.
The train of the OBIdient movement gathers more and more electorates on an hourly basis, while it is evident that the political fortunes and followership of the other parties diminish and recede like a drying lake in the scorching heat of an arid desert.
The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation is focused on our mission which is to TAKE BACK NIGERIA & hand it over to the Nigerian Youths, to secure their collective Destiny.
Our compelling commitment and promise is to MOVE NIGERIA FROM CONSUMPTION TO PRODUCTION and so Help us God.”
https://twitter.com/doyinokupe/status/1564973212387217411?s=20&t=0Pj872VAd-C–t1_BhMUrQ
News.Band has reported that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, met with the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi; and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London.
The meeting with Peter Obi had some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors in attendance. They include Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.
Others present at the meeting include former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke and Senator Olaka Nwogu.
None of what was discussed at the meeting is known but the photo of the meeting went viral online, but there were no pictures showing Mr Obi actually meeting Mr Abubakar.
Pressure has mounted on Peter Obi to come clean about the purported meetings which has raised concern among his supporters, when photos later emerged showing the same PDP governors meeting Atiku Abubakar
Speaking about the meetings, Governor Nyesom Wike, upon returning from their overseas trip Friday, said that they were consulting widely with other 2023 elections stakeholders in order to bring about a better Nigeria.
Wike disclosed this on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers state, from their London trip in company of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and Abia State counterpart, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu.
He confirmed their meetings with Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; All Progressives Congress rival, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the London trip.
He stated, “This is the first time as a team that we are meeting with presidential candidates. We met with candidate of the APC, met with our leader, former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. We met presidential candidate of Labour Party, met with our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.