.Says those after him should restrategise
By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, has not fallen out with some party officials contrary to social media reports.
The Special Adviser to Mr. Peter Obi on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, while debunking the report, said that it was fabrication by “shameless and mindless ingrates.”
According to him, “The news circulating on social media platforms saying that the Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, has fallen out with the PDP and its leaders due to mismanagement of campaign funds is untrue.”
Obienyem stated on Tuesday that two versions of the fake news signed by different persons suggest that the writers were either confused or out of their wits.
He, however, said that one thing was certain – the source of the fake news.
Obienyem, said that he was always happy each time he saw such a fabrication.
According to him, such was evidence that after another rounds of research and going through the books they found nothing on Obi and resorted to their penchant to manufacture what did not and probably would never exist.
Obienyem also pointed out that because of Obi’s known principles in the management of public funds, he was neither invited nor questioned at any time by government agencies like EFCC.
Obienyem said that those who had followed Obi since his foray into public life, would have noticed the discomfort among some people that the Anambra State former governor has always proved to be a different politician.
“Being human”, Obienyem said, they pray and fast that Obi should sin a little even out of respect for the frailty of human nature.
“Now that it is clear to them that Obi is beyond reproach, they should look elsewhere, towards another strategy and not on the direction of financial impropriety,” he said.
Meanwhile, Obienyem said that contrary to what they wrote on Edo Campaign, that Obi had actually been to Edo three times on campaign, including yesterday where he parried fraternally with the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secundus, who was reported to have declared him persona non grata.