Director General of the Obi-Datti Campaign Council,Balogun Akin Osuntokun,has disown a press statement purportedly issued by the party on the visit of Peter Obi of the presidential candidate to Oba Rilwan Akinolu of Lagos.
The purported press release,was quoted as saying that the monarch rejected the paying of courtesy by the candidate to his palace as part of his campaign visit to Lagos last Saturday.
Full statement below:
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A REBUTTAL
Re: Oba of Lagos: LP Courtesy Visit
My attention has been drawn to a fictitious “Press Release” purportedly released by me titled “Oba of Lagos : LP courtesy Visit”.
The said deceptive release claimed, among other things that “We informed Oba of Lagos that Peter Obi wanted to come and pay homage to him before our rally in Lagos but Oba said that we should not come”. The fictitious release further claimed that Oba’s reason for not wanting to meet with Peter Obi was that “Oba is not interested in seeing another presidential candidate except Bola Tinubu”.
I wish to clearly state that the fictitious release did not emanate from me, and I never had such a conversation with the revered Oba of Lagos or any of his representatives. Please disregard the release at whatever it represents. Henceforth, please disregard any other release that does not originate from our campaigns official communication channels.
May I once again assure Nigerians that we will continue to run a campaign that is devoid of calumny, and by the grace of God we shall overcome.
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Thanks.
Balogun Akin Osuntokun
Director General (DG)
Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council
