Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, has stated that he is under pressure to leave the country, with attacks on his person coming from various sources.
Obi, who stated this in a statement on his Twitter handle on Wednesday night, also stated that the leaked audio conversation between himself and the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, is doctored and fake.
In response to the recent comments of the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, the former governor of Anambra State claimed that the All Progressives Congress and the APC-led government are doing everything possible to "divert our attention from our blatantly stolen mandate," which he described as "unfortunate and sad."
“The present attempts by the APC as a party, and the APC led-government through some government officials and agencies to divert our attention from our blatantly stolen mandate is unfortunate and sad. he wrote.
“These have come and continued to manifest in different ways, such as the malicious accusation of the Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed, the circulation of a fake doctored audio call, and a pressure on me to leave the country.
“Let me reiterate that the audio call being circulated is fake, and at no time throughout the campaign and now did I ever say, think, or even imply that the 2023 election is, or was, a religious war.”
Obi also threatened to sue the online news platform that distributed the leaked audio.
He maintained that he focused solely on issue-based campaigns about a new Nigeria with a shift in emphasis from consumption to production, characterised by inclusion, justice, equity, fairness, and prosperity before, during, and after the campaign, adding that he repeatedly stated that no one should vote for me based on tribe or religion.”
“The attempts to manipulate Nigerians is very sad and wicked. Our legal team has been instructed to take appropriate legal actions against Peoples Gazette and others.
“While we call on all concerned Nigerians and the International Community to implore the APC and the APC Led-government to stop their nasty attacks, my focus and commitment to lawfully and peacefully retrieve our mandate to secure and unite our Nation.
“Elections are over, and we are in court to retrieve our stolen mandate. Let me reiterate that we are doing so through all lawful and peaceful options in line with our legal system and constitution, and I continue to implore all Nigerians to remain peaceful and law abiding,” He added.
On Tuesday, Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated that Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, risked being prosecuted for treason over some of their remarks about the February 25 presidential election, claiming that the duo were inciting people over the outcome of the poll.