By Moses Okorie
365Daily – The candidate of the Labour Party and former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter has dissociated himself from the report making the rounds that he has replied the Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, Reverend Father Camilius Ejike Mbaka over his recent sermon describing Obi as a stingy young man.
The Media Adviser to Mr. Peter Obi, Mr. Valentine Obienyem made this known in a statement he issued today saying the madia should disregard such report as it never emanated from Peter Obi.
He said, “Our attention have been drawn to a statement credited to Mr. Peter Obi as his reply to Fr. Ejike Mbaka. We wish to state for the record that Mr. Peter Obi did not and is not planning to issue any reply.
“We advise that any medium trying to publish such an unsigned letter should clarify its authenticity from Mr. Obi’s Media Office”.
The purported Peter Obi’s reply states as follows: “I, Peter Obi is still yet to know how I’ve offended you in person and as a priest you are.
“You are my brother as an Igbo man and we even go the same church, the Catholic.
“How do you define stinginess in your own dictionary.
“So, because I don’t share money, means I’m Stingy?
“Do you know that those money politicians are sharing, they are state funds. It is not their personal money.
“Why must I spend extravagant with money that is not my own just to proof that I’m not Stingy?
“I have donated money to almost all the major secondary schools and universities in Nigeria including hospitals.
“I never made noisy about it because I see it as a charity work!.
“So, you expect me to start singing about it?
“Mbaka, if stinginess means to save money and avoid wasting state funds, then, I’m proudly stingy.
“But, you’ve to tell me where else I’ve wronged you, so that I will apologize and we move on.
“It seems you bear grudges on me and you must free yourself because you preach forgiveness to your members.
“Hear it again, I am not desperate to be the president of Nigeria. That is why I will never use a kobo to influence anyone!!!”.