I have never used ethnicity or religion in my campaign - Peter Obi
I have never used ethnicity or religion in my campaign - Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labor Party in the last election, Peter Obi said that it seems that the Minister of Information, Lai Muhammad wants to hang the bag of seeds on him.
He said the minister was making this move regarding a cell phone conversation between Obi and Bishop David Oyedepo, a senior Christian pastor of the Living Faith Church, which sparked heated debate and controversy.
This is the first time that Peter Obi has come out and responded to the situation since the discussion was over.
He published the response on his Twitter page.
The sound has sparked a heated debate among Nigerians, especially on social media, where his opponents accuse him of contradicting his claims, that he is also a politician who uses ethnicity and discrimination. religions to meet his needs..
Mr. Lai Mohammed accused Peter Obi of treason because in the discussion it was heard how the candidate related his politics, to a religious war and assured the Christian priest that, (Christians) will not do without knowing support not behind him.
Obi is even asking the teacher to help him in seeking the support of Christians in the southwest of Nigeria and the north-central part of the country.
Peter Obi said it is unfortunate that there are attempts to defame him and that this is coming from a government minister.
According to Peter Obi, he never said anything or encouraged a conspiracy against Nigeria, and said he never took responsibility or even said anything bad about Nigeria.