Peter Obi Caught Lying on National TV? Sam Omatseye Educates Labour Party Presidential Candidate

Peter Obi Caught Lying on National TV? Sam Omatseye Educates Labour Party Presidential Candidate

  • Peter Obi's statement that MKO Abiola of SDP won in Igbo land has been dismissed by Sam Omatseye
  • The veteran journalists bdisclosed this in a tweet while reacting to a comment made by the Labour Party presidential candidate
  • According to him, Obi lied in his submission because MKO Abiola only won one state out of the four states in southeast back then

Sam Omatseye, chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation, and a columnist with the newspaper has faulted Peter Obi's claim in an interview on Arise Television.

Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party while appearing as a guest on the national television had claimed that MKO Abiola won more votes from southeast than Bashir Tofa who had a VP from southeast.

Sam Omatseye faults Peter Obi's submission
Sam Omatseye says Peter Obi lied on national television. Photo credit: Peter Obi
Source: Twitter

In a quick reaction, the respected journalists dismissed the claim by stating the figures obtained in the election by Abiola and his main challenger Tofa.

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Well, MKO got 57.1% in Anambra, 48.1% in Enugu, 44.9% in Imo and 41% in Abia... There was no Ebonyi at d time. MKO lost 3 of d 4 states in d SE region.

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-total of 739,748 to Tofa's 790,371...

I wouldn't know if it was BODMAS or SOHCAHTOA Peter applied this morning to suggest MKO had more votes than Tofa in 93 but Basic Maths speaks to d exact opposite. For d records, MKO won Kano, Tofa's homestead. Train your kids to shun lies.

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Godwin has finally been thrown under the bus. He deserves worst. A psychotic & vicious sociopath, he is undoubtedly the most sadistic soul that has ever been given a position of power in our nations history. His cruelty surpasses all others & his wickedness has no limitations.

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