The Labor Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPCC) has
accused the All Progressives Congress
(APC) of intentionally discrediting and
delegitimizing Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate, to compel him to
abandon his right to seek redress in court after the outcome of the last election.
According to the LPPCC, this move is an orchestrated campaign of calumny by the
APC to discredit Mr. Obi. The statement by the LPPCC was made by a chief
spokesperson, Dr. Tanko Yunusa. The LPPCC insisted that Mr. Obi had no
intention of leaving the country, regardless of the pressure on him and his
family. The LPPCC thanked Nigerians, especially the youths and Obidients, for
their commitment to a new Nigeria. Mr. Obi maintained his commitment and focus
on an issues-based campaign for a new Nigeria. He repeatedly stated that no one
should vote for him based on tribe or religion but rather on character,
competence, capacity, credibility, and compassion. In recent weeks, Mr. Obi has
been under intense pressure to leave the country. He has been repeatedly 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. State institutions have
become part of an orchestrated campaign of calumny by the APC to discredit and
delegitimize Mr. Peter Obi. Fake, doctored audio calls have been circulated to
deceive and manipulate Nigerians. The LPPCC has instructed its legal team to
take appropriate legal actions against the media outlets that make themselves
willing tools in the hands of APC’s malicious propagandists. Nigerians and the
international community have been urged to caution the APC and the APC-led
government to stop their nasty attacks. Regardless of the outcome of the court
process, Mr. Obi’s focus and commitment to lawfully and peacefully retrieve the
mandate to secure and unite the nation, take Nigeria from consumption to
production, pull millions of Nigerians out of multidimensional poverty,
especially in the North, and jumpstart prosperity through agricultural,
industrial, and technological revolution remains unchanged. The LPPCC appealed
to revered religious leaders, especially in the North, not to be part of the
grand design of the state apparatus to increase religious and ethnic divide in
the country. Finally, the LPPCC called on President Buhari to rein in his
desperate officials at all levels, as their actions or inactions could lead to
unnecessary crises in the country.
