The presidential candidate of the Labor party, Peter Obi, has accused members of the opposition party of using his name, the name of his political party as well as the name of his supporters (Obidient) to troll people as well as spread fake news on social media.
He made the allegation on his Twitter handle this afternoon.
He said, “As we approach the official kick off of the 2023 election campaign, it has become evident that the opposition have adopted a negative strategy of trolling and insinuating fake news and misinformation in the social media space and blaming the Labour Party,
its presidential candidate and their supporters of same. We remain resolute in our commitment to an issue-based and clean campaign.
” We will also rebuff all such ploys of deceit and calumny meant to create disaffection among Nigeria’s voting population, who desire credible leadership change.”