The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has dismissed media reports that he is looking forward to run for office in the 2027 presidential elections.
The presidential candidate also
denied commenting on appointees of the Federal Government.
Peter Obi, who is also a former
governor of Anambra, made this known in a statement on his official Twitter
handle in Lagos on Saturday.
The presidential candidate
described both reports as bogus, regretting that Nigerian politics had
deteriorated to the level where manipulation of the media space was now a
trade.
“I have noticed with dismay, an
emerging pattern, where fake media reports and news items are predicated on
interviews and press remarks I never granted,” Peter Obi said.
“Two recent instances relating to my saying
that I am looking forward to running for office in 2027 on a supposed Arise TV
interview.
“This never took place and the
other, about my reaction to prospective appointees into the current Federal
Government.”
The presidential candidate said
he would not allow fake news to distract his focus for a new Nigeria which he
said is possible.
The politician said his focus
and that of the ‘Obidient’ Movement that he leads, would not derail from the
original mission of creating a new Nigeria.
He said for him, he would
continue to speak on topical national issues via recognised news and media outfits
but certainly would not concern himself with cheap distraction.
He also said the focus of his
followers had never been on political appointments and positions.
“Our emphasis has never been on
political positions or personal aggrandisement but on putting the nation on the
right footing and deepening our democracy by helping to elevate and empower the
downtrodden in our society,” Peter Obi said.
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