The chief spokesman of Ob-Datti campaign council, Dr Dr Yunusa Tanko, has dismissed reports that said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has concluded plans to try his luck again for Nigeria’s top job in 2027.
While calling out DailyPost and other media outlets for peddling fake news in a statement, Tanko noted that the purported interview with Arise Television which Obi was quoted to have said he will contest again in 2027, never happened as the former governor just returned from overseas trip.
Dr Tanko however, made it clear that Obi never granted interview to any media organisation in Nigeria or outside the country.
“Our attention has been drawn to a publication in the Daily Post and some social media networks on an interview granted by His Excellency Peter Obi to Arise tv.
“We want to quickly point out that this is the highest level of yellow journalism taken too far all in a bid to change the narrative as there was no time HEPO granted such a nebulous interview to Arise tv.
“HEPO arrived Nigeria from an overseas trip just this weekend and for any reputable media organisation to publish such a fallacy and complete fabrication calls to question the kind of journalism some Nigerians are practicing.
“For all avoidance of doubt, HEPO did not at anytime grant such an interview to any media organisation in Nigeria or outside the country. Please note!”
This is coming as Obi and his party (LP) are already at the presidential election petition tribunal, proving how the Independent National Electoral Commission rigged the election in favour of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
