Peter Obi Denies Winning 45 Million Votes In NDC Primary

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed a viral report claiming that he won 45 million votes in a purported presidential primary election of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

Naija News reports that the claim, which circulated on social media and some online platforms, alleged that the former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate emerged as the winner of an NDC primary.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Peter Obi Media Office, Ibrahim Umar, the office said no such primary election was held.

It added that no results or figures were generated from any such process.

“The attention of the Peter Obi Media Office has been drawn to certain 45 million primary vote figures currently circulating on social media and various news platforms, purporting to be the breakdown of official results from an imaginary primary by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ascribed to Mr Peter Obi,” the statement read.

The media office said the figures being circulated were “entirely false” and had no basis in reality.

It urged members of the public, supporters and media organisations to disregard the report.

The statement stressed that official information regarding Obi’s political engagements would only be released through verified and authorised communication channels.

The media office also accused those behind the publication of attempting to misrepresent Obi and link him to fraudulent narratives.

It said the former Anambra State governor should not be associated with any report concerning a primary election that never took place.

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