Church visits are not campaigns, but rather occasions for prayer. Obi Faultfinders Replies

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has said that he does not campaign but rather makes frequent trips to churches to ask congregants for prayers for his campaign.

Obi revealed this in a statement released by Diran Onifade, Head of Media for the Obi-Datti Campaign Organization, on Thursday in Abuja.

According to the statement, the former governor of Anambra’s church trips were consistent with his character and not motivated by politics as certain opposition parties have suggested.

It further revealed that in his campaign to become the next President of Nigeria in 2023, Obi was not advancing any sectarian or religious interests, stressing that his candidacy was entirely motivated by a patriotic desire to create a new Nigeria.

Attempts to paint the LP flagbearer as a supporter of sectarian interests in an effort to undermine his present popularity as the clear favorite of most Nigerians, according to the statement, will fall flat.

It was highlighted that past attempts by Obi’s critics to portray him as a simple social media candidate without any physical political infrastructure had failed, which is why fresh propaganda was being used.

The statement reads: “It said because of Obi’s high visibility, naughty people see his frequent appearances at churches or secular programs as religious exploits with political overtones, pointing out that anyone familiar with the LP flag bearer’s past knows that he has always been a regular sight at church services regardless of the denomination.

“Even as governor, Obi has always been active in matters of religion, whether it is Islam or Christianity. He constantly asks others, even subordinates, for prayers on his behalf because he views himself as a beneficiary of God’s bountiful mercy and so requires continual intercession.