I never visited Tinubu, says Obi

Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Monday night, denied ever visiting the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as being speculated on social media.

Obi stated that the rumours and accompanying photoshopped pictures being shared on social media platforms were part of moves by the opposition to derail his objective.

The former Anambra State governor made this clarification on Monday night while speaking on an Arise TV programme.

“I didn’t visit anybody,” he said.

Obi maintained that he was committed to the course of justice and was ready to pursue the case before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to a logical conclusion.

The LP presidential flagbearer also clarified that he doesn’t hold United Kingdom citizenship.

He explained that though he stayed in the European country for some period, he returned his “unlimited residency permit” to the authorities when he was about to leave the country.

Concerning his recent “arrest” in London, he explained that he was only stopped for a routine immigration check.

“I was stopped for a routine immigration check which didn’t last more than 20 minutes. I was never arrested,” he said.

Speaking on the internal crisis within the Labour Party, Obi noted that there were no issues in the party, adding that the reported crisis was just the “rascality” by paid agents bent on derailing the party to pursue justice.

“In the Labour party, we have no issue. Abure is our chairman and those things you’re seeing are just the handiwork of paid agents who are trying to create confusion,” he said.