Peter Obi accuses the opposition of spreading fake news
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Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi on Thursday sounded the alarm that opposition political parties have adopted a “negative strategy” ahead of the 2023 election campaign.
He alleged that the opposition spread false information on traditional and social media platforms and accused her of LP.
The former governor of Anambra State made the allegation in a series of tweets on his Twitter page on Thursday.
However, he said his party would remain resolute and committed to an issue-oriented campaign.
"As we approach the official kickoff of the 2023 election campaign, it has become clear that the opposition has adopted a negative strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation into the social media space and to blame the Labor Party, its presidential candidates and their supporters. We remain resolute in our commitment to a clean and issue-oriented campaign.
“We will also repel all such schemes of deceit and slander intended to create disaffection among the voting populace of Nigeria, who desire a credible leadership change. – order form”
The PUNCH reports that Obi's media adviser, Valentine Obienyem, on August 10, 2022, assured that his manager's campaign would be issue-based, not personality-based when she would begin.
This is how he noted that the former governor had aligned himself with All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu on a thematic campaign for the 2023 general election.
Obienyem said Tinubu's campaign organization's call for an issue-focused campaign reflected exactly what Obi had propagated over the years.
According to him, if the supporters had been aware of this, some articles published in certain newspapers against Obi would not have been published, including those with offensive titles.
"From Obi's governorship, he was not known for his habit of attacking people or building up lies against others," the statement added.
Please share this story:
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi on Thursday sounded the alarm that opposition political parties have adopted a “negative strategy” ahead of the 2023 election campaign.
He alleged that the opposition spread false information on traditional and social media platforms and accused her of LP.
The former governor of Anambra State made the allegation in a series of tweets on his Twitter page on Thursday.
However, he said his party would remain resolute and committed to an issue-oriented campaign.
"As we approach the official kickoff of the 2023 election campaign, it has become clear that the opposition has adopted a negative strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation into the social media space and to blame the Labor Party, its presidential candidates and their supporters. We remain resolute in our commitment to a clean and issue-oriented campaign.
“We will also repel all such schemes of deceit and slander intended to create disaffection among the voting populace of Nigeria, who desire a credible leadership change. – order form”
The PUNCH reports that Obi's media adviser, Valentine Obienyem, on August 10, 2022, assured that his manager's campaign would be issue-based, not personality-based when she would begin.
This is how he noted that the former governor had aligned himself with All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu on a thematic campaign for the 2023 general election.
Obienyem said Tinubu's campaign organization's call for an issue-focused campaign reflected exactly what Obi had propagated over the years.
According to him, if the supporters had been aware of this, some articles published in certain newspapers against Obi would not have been published, including those with offensive titles.
"From Obi's governorship, he was not known for his habit of attacking people or building up lies against others," the statement added.
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