We, therefore wish to urge the Nigerian public not to be gullible and to disregard the fake THISDAY publication and embrace the correct edition with the lead story, ATIKU: APC Plotting to Manipulate Judiciary, Undermine Democracy.
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – The Media Office of the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, as well as that of his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of manufacturing and circulating forged copies of THISDAY newspaper with the intent to mislead the public with fake news.
Obi-Datti Media, in a statement signed by its head, Diran Onifade, on Monday, said the ploy was aimed at provoking the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to disqualify Obi and order a rerun between Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
It added that this “wicked and dubious propaganda is aimed at achieving one mission; to confuse the public, distract and defocus the Justices from their statutory responsibilities.”
The statement read: “The latest machination is the production of a fake Sunday’s edition of THISDAY NEWSPAPER of July 23, 2023, which they are circulating and purporting in their mischievous lead story that Obi granted an interview which they captioned as him saying: ‘Tinubu won but disqualify him and set a rerun between ATIKU and I.’
“This devilish act is ostensibly to enable them to defend their call that Obi should be disqualified by the PEPC thus seeking a rerun between Tinubu and ATIKU.
Obi-Datti Media recalls that last week the same rogue agents had claimed that Obi granted an interview on Arise Television saying he is willing to take defeat and wait for elections 2027.
“All this wicked and dubious propaganda is aimed at achieving one mission; to confuse the public, distract and defocus the Justices from their statutory responsibilities.
“We, therefore wish to urge the Nigerian public not to be gullible and to disregard the fake THISDAY publication and embrace the correct edition with the lead story, ATIKU: APC Plotting to Manipulate Judiciary, Undermine Democracy.
“They should also watch out for more of these sinister acts of desperation orchestrated by a drowning government that is visibly afraid of justice which must certainly come.”