Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has denied receiving any letter of apology from the British government over his detention by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London.
Heraldviews had reported how Obi was detained
in London over impersonation.
On Thursday, rumors started making the rounds
that the British authorities have apologised.
But in a statement on Thursday, Diran Onifade
Head, Obi-Datti Media, said, “We have been receiving enquiries with regards to
a so called apology, purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its
agencies, to our Principal Mr Peter Obi, in respect of a routine Immigration
engagement with him, as he arrived London, for a brief visit, last Friday, the
7th of April.
“We would like to state emphatically that we
are not aware of any such apology, and have not issued any statement
whatsoever, in that regard. While we continue to examine any dubious or
political motive, on the part of the perpetrators of the identity theft, we
have every confidence in the ability of the British authorities to resolve the
matter, to conclusion,” Onifade said.
He said the former Anambra State Governor and
the LP/PCC have since moved on from the incident and continue to be totally
focused, on the legal processes before the Election Petition Tribunal towards
the recovery of their mandate, which they are convinced, was overwhelmingly
expressed by voters, in the Presidential election of February 25.
Recall that the Spokesperson of the Atiku
Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala, had said the British government
apologised to Obi over his detention at Heathrow Airport.
Obi was, on Friday, accosted by an
immigration official at the Heathrow Airport in London, and handed a detention
note.
The LP presidential candidate was later
released after being questioned for identity duplication, which suggests that
someone had been impersonating Obi in London.
Taking to his Twitter account on Thursday,
Bwala claimed that the British government has apologised to Obi for illegally
serving him a detention note.
He wrote, “British government apologised to Peter
Obi for illegally serving him a detention note.
“Can you now put a ‘respek’ on his name? We
are now waiting for US government to apologise to Tinubu for illegally
collecting the forfeited dollars.
“Asiwaju fans oya start throwing the
insults.”
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