Peter Obi not attacked in Abuja, says aide

Valentine Obienyem, the media aide to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has debunked the report making the rounds that his boss was attacked in Abuja.

Obienyem, who made this known via a statement issued on Tuesday, described the report as falsehood.

He, however, urged Nigerians to ignore the rumour, saying Obi is hale and hearty.

He stated: “The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, and by the grace of God, fueled by his merit, the next President of Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, is back to the country.

“In the last three weeks, he transversed the world, convincing Nigerians on the need to take back their country and move in sync with the rest of the world.

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“Kindly ignore the falsehood making the rounds that he was attacked. May God forbid that even the very thought of such barbarism be visited on him.

“Obi has consistently reiterated his belief that politics should always be devoid of violence. This remains his political credo.”

Obienyem further described a statement by the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, that Obi was planning to stage his assassination as worrisome, adding: “It shows that the devil may be at work in endless and familiar scheming.

“We shall continue to entrust Mr. Peter Obi into the protection of the Almighty, while he ensures he is adequately protected to see through the work of re-building Nigeria that providence has entrusted unto him.”

The Star