Obi, through the head of his media team, Diran Onifade, said in a statement that he had nothing to do with the criticisms on Adeboye.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has distanced himself from the social media attacks on the general overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
The RCCG leader was recently falsely quoted to have said that President-elect Bola Tinubu would fix Nigeria if God helps him.
Several persons criticised him on social media over the false report.
Reacting to this on Wednesday, Obi, through the head of his media team, Diran Onifade, said in a statement that he had nothing to do with the criticisms on Adeboye.
The statement said, “Our attention has been drawn to yet another campaign of calumny emanating from opposition ranks, this time blaming ‘Obidients’ for recent unjustified social media attacks on the revered General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
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“We wish to state categorically that supporters of Mr Peter Obi, like their Principal, have great respect for Pastor Adeboye, indeed every responsible and respectable Nigerian, and therefore are not involved in any social media hounding of the revered man of God most especially over a statement he did not make.
“It has become a pattern for desperate political operatives to orchestrate a ruse and blame it on Peter Obi’s supporters in furtherance of the opposition’s subterfuge strategy which has failed back to back.
“We wish to appeal to fellow Nigerians to ignore the antics of election riggers who believe that demarketing Peter Obi is their sure means of keeping a stolen mandate.
“Nigerians are aware by now that issuing personal insults is not Peter Obi’s character and he does not encourage his followers to engage in the same.”
