Labour Party (LP)’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday, said that his campaign has not received $150m in donation from diaspora sources, ahead 2023 polls.
A group had urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify Mr Obi over the alleged funding as it violates the Electoral Act, 2022 on campaign funding.
But speaking during a meeting with Nigerians in London, United Kingdom, the former Anambra state Governor said the allegations were based on mere speculation.
His words, “Nobody has given me anything. That is speculation. What I need is not what they would give me. But what they would give Nigeria, because we need them to turn around Nigeria.
“This is the energy, the capacity that we need to turn around Nigeria. Every country that was turned around, was done by the diaspora. Even in the Bible, Joseph who left later came back to feed his people.”
Obi, who has received widespread support from many young Nigerians, called for the 2023 elections to be based on merit.
