‘Antics of quacks’ — aide denies claim Obaseki endorsed Obi for presidency

Crusoe Osagie, the special adviser on media projects to Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says his principal did not endorse Peter Obi for the 2023 presidential election.

There have been recent reports on social media claiming that the Edo governor has decided to back Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).

But in a statement on Wednesday, Osagie said the reports are false and malicious. 

Osagie said the story was peddled by detractors with the aim of misleading and misinforming members of the public, adding that no statement to such effect originated from the governor.

“The news item in a section of the media, stating that Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is absolutely false and malicious,” the statement reads.

“The story is being peddled by detractors with ulterior motives, intent on misleading and misinforming members of the public for their selfish interest.

“Governor Obaseki has, from the onset of the electioneering cycle, been at the forefront of the campaign for our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa.

“The public is hereby warned to watch out for antics of quacks and unprofessional media organisations, as well as unscrupulous individuals, seeking to misinform and stir confusion with their outright fake news.”