BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) – Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has raised the alarm over schemes by some “prominent Nigerians” to blackmail him.
Obi raised the alarm in a statement signed by his spokesman Valentine Obienyem, over the weekend.
In 2018, Obienyem had alerted the public on a sinister plot to rubbish the reputation of his principal through the sponsorship of false and malicious publications, especially in disreputable online platforms and on the social media.
Obi had identified one Ikenna-Ellis Ezenekwe as the arrowhead of the alleged sinister plot, using his blog 247Ureports.com as the main vehicle for disseminating the false stories.
In his latest appeal against the potential blackmail, Obi alleged that “a present Governor in the South-East” is amongst the progenitors of the plot.
The spokesman said: “The present effort to blackmail Mr. Obi is by some prominent Nigerians, including a present 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.
“Though our informant refused to disclose the name of the Governor behind this and the main person he is using, he assured: “In the fullness of time, the plot will unfold and the characters will become apparent on its own.” He however added that some of them are not comfortable on the way the tide is moving and may finally opt-out.”
Most of the previous efforts to blackmail Mr. Obi by some prominent people through hired hands backfired because the truth eventually prevailed”, adding that “the present plot to make trouble for an innocent man will similarly come to naught as far as Almighty God remains on the throne.
“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.”
He quoted the informant as saying: “Watch out; soon you will see a group call a World piress 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 an offer of money to sustain the agitation and use of Biafran boys for the selfish end, including winning of elections.”
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