Presidency accused of plot to arrest Peter Obi over planned nationwide protest

Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Presidential election, has berated one of the Presidential spokespersons, Bayo Onanuga, of accusing him of being the mastermind of a planned protest against economic hardship in the country.

Obi’s spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, said in a statement on Sunday, July 21, that these unsubstantiated allegations are being orchestrated to arrest Obi, limit his freedom and association, and stop his propagation for good governance, which they find injurious to their lavish lifestyle.

“The statement even said that Obi should be held responsible for any mayhem that may occur in the protest.

“Peter Obi by his mien in and out of political office has not in any way shown or been associated with violence even in the most obvious provocations.

“He has always shown even during the electioneering that he is issue-driven as he carries on without calling anybody’s name,” Tanko said.

Tanko added that their team is also aware that multiple attack dogs have been hired and strategically deployed to ensure that Obi does not enjoy the ear of the Nigerian populace keen on hearing his voice on issues.

Tanko urged Nigerians to ignore the Presidency’s cheap blackmail as Obi and the Obidient family all over the country and in the diaspora remain resolute in their search for a new Nigeria and would not be cowed or be made to lose focus.

He said: ” These spine Doctors and hirelings, to justify their pay, indulge in all kinds of falsehood ostensibly to distract Obi and confuse Nigerians who already see Obi as suiting balm in the current turbulent political and economic environment.”