Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for president, has denied receiving a letter of apology from the British government for being detained by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London.
Obi responded by using Diran Onifade, Head of Media and Communications for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council.
“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,” reads a statement from Onifade.
“We would like to state emphatically that we are not aware of any such apology, and have not issued any statement whatsoever, in that regard.
“While we continue to look into any shady or political intent on the part of the identity thieves,
“We have complete faith in the British government’s ability to handle the situation until it is resolved.
Since the incident, Mr. Peter Obi and the LP/PCC have moved on and are still entirely present;
…on the legal proceedings before the Election Petition Tribunal to reclaim the mandate that, in our opinion, was overwhelmingly expressed by voters in the February 25th presidential election.
Recall that the British government apologised to Obi for his detention at Heathrow Airport, according to the campaign spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala.
Obi was, on Friday, accosted by an immigration official at the Heathrow Airport in London, and handed a detention note. The LP presidential candidate was later released after being questioned for identity duplication, which suggests that someone had been impersonating Obi in London. Taking to his Twitter account on Thursday, Bwala claimed that the British government has apologised to Obi for illegally serving him a detention note. He wrote, “British government apologised to Peter Obi for illegally serving him a detention note. “Can you now put a ‘respek’ on his name? We are now waiting for US government to apologise to Tinubu for illegally collecting the forfeited dollars. “Asiwaju fans oya start throwing the insults.”
