Mr. Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra state and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 election, has claimed that some prominent Nigerians are conspiring to blackmail and link him to the sponsorship of the Biafran movement.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi revealed that five prominent Nigerians, including a current Governor in the South-East, were involved in a meeting to tarnish his reputation.
According to Obi, some of the individuals may reconsider their involvement due to discomfort with the direction of the plot.
The statement explained;
“The present effort to blackmail Mr. Obi is by some prominent Nigerians, including a current Governor in the South-East. Our informant, whom we have no reason to doubt, revealed how five of them were invited to a meeting on how to nail Mr. Peter Obi so that, according to him, his ‘rising profile will be dimmed for good’.
“Watch out; soon you will see a group call a world press conference, speak of the insecurity in the land, appeal to anybody with information on the causes to help the Government solve it and finally drop the bomb by linking Mr. Peter Obi to the sponsorship of the Biafran movement through offer of money to sustain the agitation and use of Biafran boys for selfish end, including winning of elections.
“Though our informant refused to disclose the name of the Governor behind this and the main person he is using.
“In the fullness of time, the plot will unfold and the characters will become apparent on its own.
“Most of the previous efforts to blackmail Mr. Obi by some prominent people through hired hands backfired, because the truth eventually prevailed. The present plot to make trouble for an innocent man will similarly come to nought as far as Almighty God remains on the throne.”
