- By Halimah Olamide
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has described as “blatant lies” claims that she and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi led protesters in Abuja.
Kingibe said an old video of where she and Obi met with some LP members over a crisis more than six months ago has been passed off as a fresh clip of her amidst protesters.
“I am shocked and outraged,” Kingibe said in a statement she released on her X handle on Friday.
Calling those spreading “lies and misinformation” as “mischief-makers” Kingibe said the party members were protesting outside the Labour Party’s office in Abuja at the time.
” As stakeholders, including Senators, House of Reps members, and Mr. Peter Obi, we went out to engage with the protesters and address their concerns. Now, these deceitful individuals are trying to pass off this old footage as current, claiming that Mr. @PeterObi and I are leading protests in Abuja yesterday.
“This is a malicious and desperate attempt to discredit us.” she said
Kingibe said Obi is not in Abuja, adding also “I haven’t left my house since Wednesday due to illness, much less distributed food and water at the protest grounds.”
Condemning what she called “orchestrated attempt to spread falsehoods and cause confusion,” she said that “It is a shameless and irresponsible act that will not be tolerated.”
She concluded, “We will not stand idly by while our names and reputations are dragged through the mud by these unscrupulous individuals.”