Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is malicious and fictitious – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has knocked the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over an accusation of treason leveled against him.

Recall that Mohammed at a press conference in Washington DC, warned Obi to desist from stoking violence, following the February 25 presidential election where Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged as the winner.

Obi who took to his social media handles denounced the allegations, saying Mohammed accusing him of stoking insurrection is malicious and fictitious.

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The former Anambra State governor stated that it was so unfortunate that the consistent efforts to portray him as quite contrary to what he is and his core values are coming from such a political appointee under President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration.

He said he had never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state and had never sponsored or preached any action against the Nigerian state.

Obi wrote: “In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest being allegations attributed to the information Minister, Lai Mohammed from Washington DC.

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“It is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray me quite contrary to what I am, and my core values, is coming from such high quarters. Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is totally malicious and fictitious.

“I have never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state; I have never sponsored or preached any action against the Nigerian state. Those initiating these actions have increasingly used their official positions and agents to make false allegations against me.

“l am on record as always, advocating for peace and issue-based campaign and never campaigned based on ethnicity or religion. I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court.

“I urge those engaged in this demarketing process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light. Our future generations deserve a new Nigeria, where they can live a secure and decent life like their counterparts in other climes. It is possible.”