The former presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed his displeasure over an alleged increasing fake media reports and items he claimed he never granted but have saturated the media space.

In a statement he recently issued, Obi stated that regardless of the attempts of fifth columnists and fake news peddlers, he and Obidient Movement remained focused on the mission of creating new Nigeria.

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Pointing out two instances where he was a victim of such attacks, the former governor of Anambra State revealed that one was an interview on AriseTV, which according to him, never happened.

“I have noticed with dismay, an emerging pattern where fake media reports and news items are predicated on interviews and press remarks I never granted. Two recent instances relate to my saying that I am looking forward to running for office in 2027 on a supposed Arise TV interview that never took place. The other is about my reaction to prospective appointees into the Federal Government. Both reports are bogus. Regrettably, our politics have sunken to this abysmal level where manipulation of the media space is now a trade.

“For me, I shall continue to speak on topical national issues via recognized news and media outfits. But I certainly will not concern myself with cheap distractive trolls. My focus and that of the Obidient Movement will not derail from the original mission of creating a new Nigeria which we believe is POssible. Our emphasis has never been on political positions or personal aggrandizement, but on putting the nation on the right footing and deepening our democracy by helping to elevate and empower the downtrodden in our society.

“That was why our messages during the electioneering campaigns were all issue-driven,” he wrote.

Rtn. Victor Ojelabi

Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.