Labour Party (LP) raised the alarm over the continued pressure from concerned Nigerians and family members on its presidential candidate in the February 25 elections, Peter Obi, to flee the country for his safety.
The party’s Presidential Campaign Council accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)of trying to discredit and delegitimize Obi and compel him to abandon his right to seek redress in court.
In a statement on Thursday, April 6, by the chief spokesperson, Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Dr Tanko Yunusa, the party said its presidential candidate had been repeatedly and categorically told that he has a choice to leave Nigeria or face the prospect of being arrested on false charges of inciting insurrection in the country.
Yunusa reiterated that Obi had no intention to leave the country at this time, despite the pressure on him and his family, Vanguard reported.
Citing a leaked audio conversation between Obi and the leader of the Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, that has been circulating, the LP there are many more campaigns of calumny planned against its presidential candidate.
The statement read in part:
“There are many more campaigns of calumny against Mr Obi planned for the near future, both before and during the court process. However, we want to make it clear to the APC party, APC led-government and its agents that Mr Obi, a widely travelled man, has no intention to leave the country at this time, irrespective of the pressure on him and his family.”
