There is no truth in the claim made by a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Reno Omokri purporting that Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi met with the former in London as Nigerians are being made to believe.
This was the position of Mr. Obi in a statement issued by his media adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem.
Recall that Omokri had denied claims that he met Mr. Obi in London and also demanded $100,000 from him ostensibly to support his presidential ambition.
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But the release issued by Obienyem said that his principal did not make any statement on Mr. Omokri.
The statement titled, ‘Obi did not make any statement On Reno’ read thus, “A purported rebuke of one Reno Omokri by Mr. Peter Obi during their meeting in London is being circulated. The statement claimed that the said Reno demanded money to support Obi and that Obi refused.
“Beyond predicting correctly what would have been Obi’s attitude towards such a demand, let us, however, for the avoidance of doubt state clearly that Obi did not meet the said Reno in London as the write up claimed. The statement being circulated did not come from Obi neither did he sanction it.
“The Peter Obi Media Office suspects the statement as the usual prank being played by the same people desirous of citing it as a justification for strengthening their unprovoked attack on Obi – desperate efforts to present Obi as an attacker and hide under the assumption of defense and launch further attack on Obi.
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“While insisting that he is appalled at the bitterness with which some people treat political opponents, to the extent of trying to instigate hatred against them as evidenced by those that planted his head on playing mats and pictures in a brandy, he expressed his gratitude to the ObIdient family for keeping faith. He urged the continued sharing of the dream of a society in which there shall be no corruption, no recklessness, no poverty, no hypocrisy and no injustice with the ObIdient family and, indeed, all Nigerians of goodwill.
“Let us also note, in passing, the deliberate misinterpretation of the statement made by Mr. Peter Obi about six Commissioners that worked with him. From the context of what he said, he clearly referred to Commissioners for Police and not his EXCO members.
“Finally, Mr. Obi assures Nigerians of his abiding good wishes for our dear country, Nigeria.”
