I’ve No Links with Planned White House Park Protest, Obi tackles USA-APC

Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party has expressed his displeasure over allegations from the United States of America chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over sponsors of a protest against the outcome of the 2023 presidential poll at the Park opposite White House, US.

In a statement by the USA APC Chairman, Professor Tai Balofin, accused Mr. Obi of sponsoring the protest against the victory of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC, who he said won a free and fair election after beating Obi and 16 other opponents.

Professor Tai Balofin raised this alarm as result of a letter circulating online which has been comfirmed authentic, granting a group of Nigerians in the US to stage a peaceful protest at the White House Park by Monday next week.

Mr. Obi, through his campaign spokesman, Dr Yunusa Tanko, distanced himself from the protest, saying he has been at the Centre port of urging his supporters to remain calm while he seeks to reclaim his mandate through due process.

Balofin said: “We wish to inform the public that a group of the Nigerian 2023 Presidential election losers are currently protesting at the park in front of the White House. It is important to note that the US government is not involved or in support of the protest as anybody can get approval for a peaceful protest.

“We also wish to state that this protest was sponsored by Peter Obi, who lost the election in Nigeria. It is our belief that Nigeria’s presidential election was free and fair, and Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu won the election.

Distancing Obi from the protest, Dr Yunusa told Vanguard on phone: “There is no presidential candidate that has been in full control and admonishing his supporters to be calm than Obi and Datti.

The only thing is we are not satisfied with the process that led to the declaration of Tinubu as president-elect.
We have raised fundamental issues about the process and the process is part of the democratic process.

Obi has not sponsored anybody to do anything, rather he has urged them to be calm and follow the rule of law. However, if Nigerian people are protesting the injury done to them, they have the right. Nobody is sponsoring anybody stated Tanko.