Senator Kingibe Reacts to Misleading Video of Protest

Expressing shock and disbelief, Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory, has commented on a misleading viral video. The video allegedly shows her and the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, leading protests in Abuja on Thursday.

Kingibe described the video as a malicious and deliberate attempt to discredit herself and Obi. On Friday, she stated, “I am shocked and outraged by the blatant lies and misinformation being spread by mischief-makers!

“The video being circulated is from over six weeks ago, during a Labour Party NWC meeting when the NLC was protesting outside the Labour Party office.

“As stakeholders, including Senators, House of Representatives members, and Mr. Peter Obi, we went out to engage with the protesters and address their concerns. Now, these deceitful individuals are trying to pass off this old footage as current, claiming that Peter Obi and I were leading protests in Abuja yesterday. This is a malicious and desperate attempt to discredit us.”

In addition, she clarified, “Let me set the record straight, Mr. Peter Obi is not in Abuja, and I haven’t left my house since Wednesday due to illness, much less distributed food and water at the protest grounds, though that would be noble for whoever did.

“I condemn this orchestrated attempt to spread falsehoods and cause confusion, using it as the basis to claim I sponsored the Abuja protest. It is a shameless and irresponsible act that will not be tolerated. We will not stand idly by while our names and reputations are dragged through the mud by these unscrupulous individuals.”

It is worth noting that Obi also refuted the claim.

He clarified that he was in his home state, Anambra, therefore, he could not have been present in both Abuja and Anambra at the same time.