The former Governor of Anambra State and presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Dr. Peter Obi has dismissed as false the allegations that he blasted the Northern Elders for trying to impose “consensus candidacy” on the party for the 2023 presidential election.

Dr. Obi dismissed the rumor through his media aide, Barr.Valentine Obienyem, who clarified that, “Anyone who has followed Peter Obi’s political journey will agree that he sticks to issue-based politics.”

He pointed out that former Governor Obi, does not go around criticizing people, organizations or institutions blindly, rather, he focus his energy and time on proffering solutions to the myriads of problems facing Nigeria. In his words:

“As a loyal party member, Peter Obi has always abided by the rules, regulations and decisions of the party. He cannot possibly criticize the party’s decision in public.

“… they claim ‘Peter Obi addressed reporters after paying a visit to AIT office.’ But they failed to provide the where and when, which are fundamental elements of verifying any credible news report.

“If the medium based their report on what Obi said after one of his consultations, then they might have, out of mischief or incompetence or both, deliberately misrepresented Obi by reporting him out of context.”