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Those calling for Peter Obi’s arrest are mischievous — Labour Party

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The Labour Party (LP) has condemned those demanding the detention of Peter Obi, its presidential candidate in the 2023 Presidential elections.

The opposition party’s national spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, said in a statement on Monday that people demanding Obi’s arrest are mischievous, and that its flagbearer is not a violent person.

The party expressed concern that some bogus stories are being circulated alongside video footage from Obi’s pre-election and campaign addresses in which he urged Nigerian youths to take back the country.

It stated that attempting to disguise such video clips as current remarks and making them appear fresh is simply mischievous, if not unlawful, and that the technique is intended to orchestrate false blame and entrapment.

“Some mischievous individuals are sharing stories draped with some so-called prophecies calling for prayers on Peter Obi as he would be arrested. Ordinarily, such stories should not deserve our attention.

“However, we are concerned when the faux stories flying around are juxtaposed with video clips spliced from pre-election and campaign speeches where Obi had underscored to Nigerian youths, the importance of taking back our country.

“To contrive such videos as recent remarks and effort to make them look fresh, is simply mischievous, if not criminal.

“The ploy is simply and surely aimed at orchestrating a false culpability and entrapment.

“We must reiterate here, for the record, Obi’s adherence and commitment to the rule of law and avowal of non-violent politics.

“On March 1st, 2023, when the INEC announced its charade election result by 4 a.m., Obi supporters across the country and in the diaspora mounted pressure on him to authorize a mass protest, but he declined, insisting instead that taking back Nigeria through him will come through due and peaceful process and not via violence”, the statement read.

The party claimed that the idea that its presidential candidate is organising violence is a fantasy of those who wish to put him in a negative light.

It went on to say that the former Anambra state governor believes that a new Nigeria is possible through due process and has begged his adversaries to leave him out of their prophecies.

It added: “As a man of faith, the former Anambra state Governor strongly believes that a new Nigeria is POssible following due process and does not need to drag his supporters out in the street to achieve it.

“The Labour Party, therefore, wishes to advise the prophets and soothsayers, whether real or imagined, to leave Obi out of their prophecy because his faith is in Nigerians and his God and not on imaginary fortune tellers.”

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