Obi not involved in planned hardship protest- LP

Obi not involved in planned hardship protest- LP

The Labour Party (LP) has said its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, is not involved in the planning of hardship protest.

It would be recalled that the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday claimed Obi and his supporters are planning the hardship protest.

But a statement, by the spokesman for the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, denied Onanuga’s claim.

Ifoh said that “there is no truth in that and the tweet is just the author’s figment of his imagination”.

Labour Party is known for being a very peaceful party and it has on several occasions asked its followers to follow peace at all times. We are not known as a lawless group as was evident in the aftermath of the last general election.

“It is therefore delusional for anyone to link our supporters to the planned protest. Labour Party, Peter Obi and our supporters are not planning any protests.”

The LP spokesman said peaceful protests all over the world are initiated and executed by the people and not by the opposition.

“It is therefore puerile for the government or anyone for that matter to begin to look for who to blame for the bad governance that is being witnessed in Nigeria today.

“Nigeria can still get it right if the right policies are initiated. We also advise that some aides of the presidency must be cautioned to avoid incendiary pronouncements capable of combusting the nation, all in the name of playing politics,” Ifoh said.