Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has denied encouraging Nigerians to violence over the outcome of the presidential elections on February 25.
The charge was made by Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on Tuesday.
He said it was inappropriate for Obi to seek legal redress over the election results while also inciting people to violence.
Reacting, Peter Obi, in a statement on his Twitter page on Tuesday, said there has been various campaigns of calumny against him in the last few days.
Obi said Lai Mohammed’s accusation that he is stoking insurrection was totally malicious and fictitious.
He maintained that he has never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state and has never sponsored or preached any action against the Nigerian state.
Obi tweeted: “I am on record as always, advocating for peace and issue-based campaigns and never campaigned based on ethnicity or religion. I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court.
“I urge those engaged in this demarketing process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light.”
He added that Nigerians deserve a new Nigeria, where they can live a secure and decent life like their counterparts in other climes.
