Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has denied any violation of laws in relation to his alleged detention by the UK Immigration Service.
Obi’s comment comes days after his reported detention at London’s Heathrow Airport by UK immigration in early April.
The former governor of Anambra stated that he has always lived a law-abiding life, and he will “never knowingly break any law, ” in a statement posted on his verified Twitter handle.
The Labour Party had said in a statement last Wednesday that Obi was detained and questioned for a duplication offense. This suggests that someone had been impersonating Peter Obi in London.
According to the party, Obi was questioned for a long time but was eventually saved by the spontaneous reaction of Nigerians at Heathrow Airport.
Peter Obi added that he is not “afraid of the lies and propaganda against my person,” and that although humans are bound to make mistakes, he will never knowingly break any law.
“There may be more mud-slinging from those who are against the emergence of the New Nigeria, but I would never be deterred by the obstacles along the way to victory. I have always lived my life in the most law-abiding manner.”
According to the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Obi came third in the presidential election behind Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was however declared winner which Obi and Atiku rejected.
They have both rejected the results announced by INEC, with both claiming victory at the polls.
They have also approached the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to seek redress.
