Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, has refuted media rumors regarding a fictitious message of regret sent by the British Government in relation to his arrest at Heathrow Airport last week.
The Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council released a statement with Obi’s rejection in it, which was signed by Diran Onifade.
The declaration came after several media reports that the United Kingdom Government had apologized to Peter Obi for the awful actions of the immigration employee.
Through his campaign’s media office, Obi responded to the reports by saying: “We would want to declare unequivocally that we are not aware of any such apologies, and we have not released any statement in that regard.
“We have been receiving inquiries with regards to a so called apology, purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its agencies, to our Principal, Mr. Peter Obi, in respect of a routine Immigration engagement with him, as he arrived London, for a brief visit, last Friday, the 7th of April
“While we continue to examine any dubious or political motive, on the part of the perpetrators of the identity theft, we have every confidence in the ability of the British authorities to resolve the matter, to conclusion.
“Mr Peter Obi and the LP/PCC have since moved on from the incident and continue to be totally focused, on the legal processes before the Election Petition Tribunal towards the recovery of our mandate, which we are firmly convinced, was overwhelmingly expressed by voters, in the Presidential election of February 25th.”
