The Coalition of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has distanced itself from the campaign poster in Bauchi State showing Obi and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on a joint ticket.
The coalition in its reaction to the poster said Obi has not formed any political alliance with anyone.
The Chairman of Obidatti Coalition, M&E CPO Bauchi State, Musa Abel, in a press release described the development as an effort to confuse supporters of the LP in the state.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Coalition of ObiDatti Support Groups in Bauchi State has been attracted to the deliberate misinformation carried out by some persons who are bent on misdirecting the teeming Obidients in Bauchi State. It is aimed at frustrating the obvious victory of Peter Obi in the presidential election.
“Posters of the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar with Peter Obi purportedly as the vice presidential candidate of the PDP are recently being placed in strategic locations in Sabon Kaura area of Bauchi State.
“We have informed the Chairman of the Labour Party in Bauchi State, Hussaini Saraki and Bauchi State Coordinator, Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, Rev. Joshua Ray Maina, of this unfortunate development and they are taking it up appropriately.
“This is an attempt at taking advantage of the popularity of HE Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and aligning him with a different party to our detriment. The claim that these were 2019 posters and that the persons who placed them were not aware that Peter Obi is no more in the PDP calls for serious concern.
“Peter Obi and Senator Yusuf Ahmed Datti are soaring in popularity as Nigerians are clamouring for genuine turnaround. We call on our teeming support groups to intensify mobilisation and sensitization of the people, especially at the grassroots, as we consolidate on our gains.”
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