Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has criticized the presidency’s recent attempt to undermine him by comparing him to former U.S. President Donald Trump. Obi views this comparison as a clear indication of the government’s weakness.
In a statement issued through his Media Office on Sunday and titled “Why desperate Obi traducers are kissing the dust?”, Obi’s Spokesman Ibrahim Umar in Abuja, condemned the comparison. The statement accused the current administration of failing to grasp the realities and hardships their policies have imposed on the nation over the past year.
Obi’s statement highlighted that the administration’s efforts to tarnish his reputation reflect their desperation and ineptitude. It read, “For these traducers, it would be a huge omission for a day to pass without finding something to negatively link Obi within the media space. If he and his family are not being imaginarily arrested (a kite being flown to test waters?), he is being wickedly accused of sponsoring violence or having his public appearances distorted to suit dubious motives.”
