Labour Party Spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo Replies Peter Obi Supporters Attacking Him Over Comment On Leaked Audio

Labour Party Spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo Replies Peter Obi Supporters Attacking Him Over Comment On Leaked Audio

Kenneth Okonkwo, the Labour Party’s presidential campaign spokesperson, has responded to party supporters who chastised him for confirming the authenticity of a leaked audio conversation between the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the founder of the Living Faith Church, Bishop Oyedepo.

In the leaked conversation that has been making the rounds on Nigerian social media, Obi stated that the presidential election was a religious war, to which the cleric agreed.

Read Also Will You Allow Your Boyfriend To Visit ‘Her Saloon’ (VIDEO)

“Daddy, I need you to speak to your people in the South-West and Kwara, the Christians in the South-West and Kwara,” Obi said in the audio obtained by Peoples Gazette.

“This is a religious war,” Obi added.

The leaked phone conversation, which was published on April 1, sparked outrage in Nigeria, with some calling Obi a religious bigot.

Read Also Pastor Caught In His Office Touching Lady’s Private Part (VIDEO)

Some questioned the audio’s authenticity, claiming that it was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Rather than dismissing the alleged leaked audio, Okonkwo chimed in, saying Obi was simply asking Oyedepo to help him deliver a message to voters.

Read Also Secondary School Students Caught Doing The Unthinkable Behind Classroom (VIDEO)

The LP spokesman went on to say that the audio was a private conversation between the two, and that Obi was simply asking the cleric to rally support for him before the election.

His statement had read, “Our attention has been drawn to the publication of this audio tape of private conversation between Peter Obi and Bishop Oyedepo. It is not surprising that these political criminals are trying to spin the conversation as if Obi was making a religious statement.

“Firstly, the context of the conversation was aptly put by Bishop Oyedepo when he said, “All Nigerians have equal stake in this nation; nobody has the right to claim that he is dashing something to someone.

“Peter Obi was simply urging the Bishop to help him push this message of equal stake of all Nigerians in the Nigerian project to his people and the christiandom because the politicians of the other party is carrying on this campaign as if it is a religious war.

“To drive home this point, he informed him that he visited the traditional ruler of Offa, the Olofa of Offa, who is a Muslim, but who advised Obi to get the support of Oyedepo and be assured of his own support.

“No politician has ever visited the Olofa of Offa. It is clear to everybody that the APC political party that has a Presidential Candidate, Vice Presidential Candidate, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Chairman of the Party all from one religion at a time the CJN is a Muslim is the Party that has declared religious war on Nigerians, and we must all rise up together to fight this unconstitutional act of religious intolerance of other religions by APC.

“I went around with Obi on campaign train and never saw him discriminate against any religion. Of course, he can’t because his Vice is a Muslim, unlike APC. I resigned from APC because of their religious intolerance. Nigerians should disregard any insinuation of religious bigots about this tape.”

As a result, many Nigerians who had initially questioned the authenticity of the leaked audio interpreted Okonkwo’s statement as confirmation of the audio.

However, many Labour Party supporters took to social media to criticize the spokesperson.

Responding to the insults in a tweet, Okokwo said, “This love is mutual. I love you all from my heart. To all who has a different opinion from my submission be assured of my love too. Honesty is the best policy.”

Never Miss Any News, Join Our WhatsApp Group With This Link Below

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DdBOorlQD6wE9BhmOAon3c