Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee for president, has denied making the reported allegation that he donated N2 billion to two Christian organizations, the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, to assist his bid for the presidency on February 25.
On Monday night’s episode of “Politics Today” on Channels TV, Obi made the announcement.
A popular petition with the date December 15, 2022 and the name “Pastor Frank Onwumere” was sent to the CAN President.
According to the petitioner, certain “mega-churches” received the N2 billion while smaller faiths were ignored.
Reacting to the accusation, the CAN said it would probe the source of the petition, in which the allegation was made, describing its content as “untrue and malicious”.
Meanwhile, the Obi-Datti campaign organisation and the pastor whose name was used to sign the purported petition also dismissed it as baseless.
Speaking on the allegation, Obi said, “I don’t even have N2 billion. What am I giving the clerics that kind of money for?
“They are clerics and should be praying for the progress of the country.”
The LP presidential candidate added that the clerics’ followers are suffering from bad governance and can only benefit good leadership by voting for him, adding, “They should be the ones to even support my campaign with money so that I can emerge (the winner) and not the other way round.
“I have never given N1 to CAN.
“If anybody can trace that I have given the Christian body money before, they should prove me wrong and I will back down from my presidential pursuit,” he added.
