Former governor of Anambra State Mr Peter Obi has accused the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano of sponsoring falsehood in the media against him.In a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, the former Governor Obi also accused his successor of sponsoring the Igbo youths who during the protest march they held yesterday accused him along with Chief Arthur Eze, and Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah of rigging the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state in favour of candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Spokesperson of the Igbo youths under the aegis, Coalition of Igbo Youth Groups For Defence Of Igbo Land, Comrade Uche Madugadi told newsmen that the group would protect the votes of the people of the state in the coming April 11, 2015 Governorship and State Assembly elections.
Spokesperson of the Igbo youths under the aegis, Coalition of Igbo Youth Groups For Defence Of Igbo Land, Comrade Uche Madugadi told newsmen that the group would protect the votes of the people of the state in the coming April 11, 2015 Governorship and State Assembly elections.
Speaking on the protest, Mr. Valentine Obienyem said that he learnt about the plan for the protest on Sunday alleging that the Government of Anambra State released N250 million for mobilisation and other logistics. “I also learnt that the thinking of Awka is that public opinion, whether genuine or contrived, as in their own case, has the tendency of influencing justice.”
Obienyem who regretted what he called the “callous association of Obi’s name with rigging”, by Anambra State government, appealed to all men of goodwill to join voices and call Awka to order. “The other day, they sponsored two films against Obi and spent over N300 million each on them. Many publications have been sponsored on the media against Obi. The sponsorship of the protest of yesterday is yet among the cocktail of measures to tarnish Obi’s image. Let all men of goodwill join voices in appealing to Awka to stop sounding the tocsin of unnecessary fight,” Obienyem said.
Obienyem reminded those that are throwing darts at Obi that it was by the same magical election formula that Obi used to put them in office reminding them what the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Barr. Olisa Metuh said of the PDP losing election.
source:Leadership
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