- Valentine Obienyem says a certain twitter account purportedly being handled by the PDP vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi is a fake
- Obienyem discloses that Peter Obi is not on any social media platform
Valentine Obienyem, an aide to Peter Obi, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate for the 2019 elections does not own a twitter account as being reported in a section of the media.
The aide made the statement after a Twitter account purported to be owned by Peter Obi surfaced and gathered thousands of followers.
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“It was just brought to our notice about a certain twitter account purportedly handled by former Governor of Anambra State and PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi,” Obienyem said.
He said Peter Obi was not on any social media platform and called on Nigerians to disregard any disregard any Twitter or Facebook account bearing the name of Peter Obi.
Obienyem said Obi was yet to join any social media platform for fear of misrepresentation from suspected mischief makers.
Below is a tweet from one of the fake twitter accounts being attributed to Peter Obi .
Meanwhile, the appointment of a former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, as the running mate to an ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar has been met with various reactions from different quarters.
While many approve of the decision made by Atiku, some politicians addressed as southeast leaders have condemned the action stating that they were not consulted before the said appointment.
However, sources within the PDP have said replacing Obi for another candidate is not an option for Atiku at the moment. According to Sahara Reporters, the PDP presidential candidate will not replace Obi despite opposition from some party leaders in the southeast
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