BREAKING: Peter Obi Finally Speaks on Leaked Audio Conversation With Bishop Oyedepo
- Peter Obi has finally reacted to the leaked audio conversation between him and the leader of the Winners Chapel
- The former governor of Anambra alleged that a calumny campaign was being sponsored against his personalities
- Obi maintained that he had never campaigned based on religion or ethnicity, but he neither confirmed nor denied the audio
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Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the recently concluded presidential election, has reacted to the leaked audio where he had a conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo, the leader of the Living Faith Church Worldwide.
The social media has been agog since an online newspaper, Peoples Gazzete, leaked the audio conversation on Saturday, April 1, Daily Trust reported.
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What Peter Obi said about leaked audio with Bishop David Oyedepo
In the leaked audio, the former governor of Anambra was heard begging the cleric to help him mobilise the Christians to vote for him ahead of the election.
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The Labour Party candidate was particular about the north-central and southwest states in his plead with the Bishop, where he was largely heard saying "yes daddy" while the conversation lasted.
Following the publication of the audio, several reactions were seen on social media, but Peter Obi's supporters claimed the audio was doctored while his media team gave different reactions to the audio.
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However, Obi, who had taken a brief break on Twitter, returned on Tuesday, April 4, and gave a tacit comment on the trending leaked audio where he neither denied nor confirmed the allegation in the audio.
He then alleged that a calumny campaign was being “directed at my person”, stating that his campaign was never based on religion or ethnicity.
"I have never preached any action against the Nigerian state": Obi replies FG
Legit.ng earlier reported that Peter Obi has attacked Lai Muhammed, the minister of information and culture, over an allegation of making inciting comments on the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
In his engagement with international media, Lai Mohammed accused Obi of seeking redress in court on one hand and inciting his followers against the court and INEC on the other hand.
In his reaction, Peter Obi said he has never spoken against the Nigerian state and described Lai Mohammed's comment as a calumny campaign against his personality.
Source: Legit.ng
