The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25th presidential election, Peter Obi was reportedly detained by United Kingdom immigration officers over impersonation.
The Obidatti campaign spokesperson, Diran Onifade in a statement released on Wednesday, stated that Peter Obi was detained by UK immigration officers when he arrived Heathrow airport on Good Friday for his Easter holiday.
According to the statement by Diran Onifade, someone has been impersonating Peter Obi in the United Kingdom, an offense which might have dire consequence on the image of Peter Obi.
He revealed that Obi was detained for some hours until the intervention of some Africans and Nigerians who recognize the prominent Nigerian politician especially for his Obidients movement.
"He was questioned for a long time and it was very strange for a man who lived for over a decade in that country.
“Since Obi’s face was already an international frame, especially for Nigerians, Africans home, and in Diaspora who are likely to be Obidients, the people quickly raised their voices wondering why he was being delayed,” Onifade narrated.
"Since the impersonator is still at large, the scenario is unimaginable as Obi could be implicated in a series of forbidden acts and even be framed in a manner that could be a huge embarrassment to him, his family, his party, the obidient Movement, and indeed Nigeria, where he currently and indisputably remains the conscience of the people,” the LP Campaign Office spokesman stressed
He added that Peter Obi has been facing many challenges since he filed a suit at the presidential election tribunal challenging the outcome of the February 25th presidential election.
"Obi’s telephone line was also bugged when they were possibly looking for information to portray him badly before a section of the country who had voted for him massively.
“As if they were not getting the desired results of denting his image, and possibly placing the traducers under a heavier conscience load, they tried to persuade him to leave the country and go take a rest.
“It’s also not impossible that those urging him to leave the country may have planted the impersonators ostensibly to tar the Eagle’s immaculate appearance.
The Obi-Datti Media office will like to therefore assure all persons of goodwill especially the Obidients that the Rock is not deterred as he is ready to suffer the pain and remain even more determined to pursue whichever path his creator destined for him in Nigeria,” the media office stated.
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