By Daily Post Staff The presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has accused the opp...
By Daily Post Staff
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023
general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has accused the opposition of insinuating fake
news and misinformation against him using social media.
The statement might be in response to increasing complaints
and allegations against the teeming supporters of Mr Obi, known as the
‘Obedient’.
Recall that the presidential candidate of All Progressive
Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had claimed that supporters of Labour Party,
LP, Peter Obi were defaming him.
Tinubu, in a statement signed by Director, Media and
Communications, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, had urged Obi to call his supporters to
order, warning that “falsehood and disinformation will not win elections”.
But in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle, Mr Obi
said oppositions have taken to trolling and misinformation, and later turned
back to blame the Labour Party and its supporters.
“As we approach the official kick-off of the 2023 election
campaign, it has become evident that the opposition has adopted a negative
strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation in the social
media space and blaming the Labour Party, its presidential candidate and their
supporters of same, he said.
Obi said the Labour Party remains resolute in its commitment
to an issue-based and clean campaign.
“We will also rebuff all such ploys of deceit and calumny
meant to create disaffection among Nigerian’s voting population, who desire
credible leadership change’’, he added.
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