The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused his opponents of creating misinformation on social media and deliberately attributing them to him and his party.
In a tweet on Thursday, the former governor of Anambra State noted that he remained focused on issue-based campaign and not deterred by such antics.
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Obi added that he would also rebuff all such ploys of deceit and calumny meant to create disaffection among Nigeria’s voting population.
“As we approach the official kick off of the 2023 election campaign, it has become evident that the opposition have adopted a negative strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation in the social media space and blaming the Labour Party,
its presidential candidate and their supporters of same.
“We remain resolute in our commitment to an issue-based and clean campaign. We will also rebuff all such ploys of deceit and calumny meant to create disaffection among Nigeria’s voting population, who desire credible leadership change. – PO,” he tweeted.
Obi and the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, were last week locked in a verbal war.
Tinubu had accused Obi supporters of mudslinging and spreading fake news against other candidates, especially him, ahead of the 2023 general election, and Obi responded that he was more focused on issue-based campaign.
