The 2023 Labor Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he has nothing to do with the social media attacks by some Obidients supporters on RCCG overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
Recall Obidienents have criticized Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the Overseer of the Redemption Christian Church of God, after he claimed that President-elect Bola Tinubu will restore Nigeria with the help of God.
Adeboye, who was represented by his Special Assistant, Pastor Dele Balogun, spoke at the monthly Thanksgiving service at the RCCG headquarters in Ebute-Metta.
However, Obi’s supporters were offended by Adeboye’s statement and abused him on various social media platforms.
Meanwhile, Obi distanced himself from the attack in a statement issued on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, which he described as another smear campaign by the opposition.
A statement signed by the head of the media office, Dirana Onifade, said:
“Our attention has been drawn to yet another campaign of calumny emanating from opposition ranks, this time blaming ‘Obidients’ for recent unjustified social media attacks on the revered General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
“We wish to state categorically that supporters of Mr Peter Obi, like their Principal, have great respect for Pastor Adeboye and therefore are not involved in any social media hounding of the revered man of God most especially over a statement he did not make.
“It has become a pattern for desperate political operatives to orchestrate a ruse and blame it on Peter Obi’s supporters in furtherance of the opposition’s subterfuge strategy which has failed back to back.
“We wish to appeal to fellow Nigerians to ignore the antics of election riggers who believe that demarketing Peter Obi is their sure means of keeping a stolen mandate.
“Nigerians are aware by now that issuing personal insults is not Peter Obi’s character and he does not encourage his followers to engage in same.”
