Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has fired back at the federal government over alleged treason, as he denies leaked audio of his alleged conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide.
Peter Obi who took an unusual break from the microblogging platform after the conversation leaked, returned on Tuesday morning to congratulate the winner of an academic prize.
Hours after this, he reacted to alleged treason saying a campaign of calumny had been “directed at my person” in the past few days.
The presidential candidate, who neither denied nor confirmed the audio, also said his campaign was not based on ethnicity or religion.
He tackled Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, who accused him of treason, saying there were efforts to portray him in a bad light.
“In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest being allegations attributed to the information Minister, Lai Mohammed from Washington DC.”
“It is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray me quite contrary to what I am, and my core values, is coming from such high quarters. Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is totally malicious and fictitious.
“I have never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state; I have never sponsored or preached any action against the Nigerian state. Those initiating these actions have increasingly used their official positions and agents to make false allegations against me.
“I am on record as always, advocating for peace and issue-based campaign and never campaigned based on ethnicity or religion. I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court.
“I urge those engaged in this demarketing process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light. Our future generations deserve a new Nigeria, where they can live a secure and decent life like their counterparts in other climes. It is possible,” he said in a series of tweets.