Special Adviser Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, has described as ‘fabrication’ the news circulating on social media platforms to the effect that Mr. Obi has fallen off with the PDP and its leaders due to mismanagement of campaign funds, by those he called ‘shameless and mindless ingrates’.
Obienyem noted that two versions of the ‘fake news’, signed by different persons, suggested that the writers were either confused or out of their wits.
He, however, said that one thing was certain – the source of the fake news.
Further, Obienyem said he was always happy each time he saw such a fabrication, because, according to him, it was usually sure evidence that after another rounds of research and going through the books they found nothing on Mr. Obi and resorted to their penchant to manufacture what did not and probably would never exist.
Recalling how most of those were involved in campaigns at different times were either questioned or detained by anti corruption agencies, Obienyem said that because of Mr. Obi’s known principles in the management of public funds, that he was neither invited nor questioned at any time.
Obienyem said that those who had followed Obi since his foray into public life would have noticed the discomfort among some people that Mr. Obi has always proved to be a different politician.
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“Being human”, Obienyem said, “they pray and fast that Obi should sin a little even out of respect for the frailty of human nature. “Now that it is clear to them that Obi is beyond reproach, they should look elsewhere, towards another strategy and not on the direction of financial impropriety.”
Meanwhile, Obienyem said that contrary to what they wrote on Edo Campaign to the effect that Mr. Obi had actually been to Edo three times on campaign, including on Tuesday, where he parried fraternally with the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secundus, who was reported to have declared him persona non grata.
