The Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) has said that the allegations regarding planned protests are a plot to arrest Peter Obi.
News About Nigeria reports that Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party (LP), has come under attack from Bayo Onanuga, a special adviser to President Bola Tinubu.
Onanuga alleged that Obi’s supporters are behind the proposed nationwide protest, but POMR sees this as a ruse to detain Obi.
Onanuga further alleged that the organisers of the planned protest were the same individuals who “hijacked” the #ENDSARS protest of 2020.
In a rejoinder, Yunusa Tanko, spokesperson of POMR, described the allegations against Obi and his supporters as “wicked and baseless falsehood”.
Tanko said the claims were aimed at limiting Obi’s freedom and stopping his “propagation of good governance”.
“The attention of the Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, has been drawn to the wild, wicked and baseless allegations by one of the spokespersons in the presidency, Bayo Onanuga accusing the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi of being the mastermind of a planned protest in the country,” the statement reads.
“The statement even said that Obi should be held responsible for any mayhem that may occur in the protest. But POMR can report from good and reliable authority that these unsubstantiated allegations are being orchestrated to arrest Obi, limit his freedom and association and stop his propagation for good governance which they find injurious to their lavish lifestyle.
“POMR is also aware that multiple attack dogs have been hired and strategically deployed to ensure that Obi does not enjoy the ear of the Nigerian populace who are keen on hearing his voice on issues.”
The statement accused certain individuals of spreading falsehoods to distract Peter Obi and confuse Nigerians.
It added that these individuals, who are being paid to do so, are trying to link Obi to various problems created by the administration’s insensitivity and lavish lifestyle.
