Obi not attacked, says aide

From Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki

Valentine Obienyem, the Special Adviser on Media to Labour Party Presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi, has denied the rumours making the rounds that  Obi was attacked.

 Obienyem, however, expressed worry that that the rumour of Mr Obi’s attack was coming shortly after the spokesman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate Mr. Festus Keyamo, made an insinuation that Obi might fake assassination attempts on his own life.

Obienyem who stated this in a statement on Monday, urged people to ignore the rumoured attack on Obi as it was false.

The statement reads:”The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, and by the grace of God, fueled by his merit, the next President of Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi,  is back to the country.

“In the last three weeks, he traversed the world, convincing Nigerians on the need to take back their country and move in sync with the rest of the world.

“Kindly ignore the falsehood making the rounds that he  was attacked. May God forbid that even the very thought of such barbarism be visited on him.

“Obi has consistently reiterated his belief that politics should always be devoid of violence. This remains his political credo.  

“It is pertinent to note that the news, coming shortly after Barr. Festus Keyamo’s press release, alleging plan by Obi to stage manage his own assassination is worrisome.

“It shows that the devil may be at work in endless and familiar scheming. We shall continue to entrust Mr. Peter Obi into the protection of the Almighty, while he ensures he is adequately protected to see through the work of re-building Nigeria that providence has entrusted unto him”