Peoples Gazette Vs Peter Obi: Sowore Backs News Platform, Warns Against Lawsuit
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the February 25 election, has predicted more difficulties for his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, should Obi insist on filing a lawsuit against the Nigerian digital news outlet Peoples Gazette for leaking his alleged phone conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo.
In recent days, the audio recording of an alleged phone conversation between Obi and the founder of the Living Faith Church had gone viral in the media.
Obi issued a lengthy statement via his Twitter account on Wednesday evening in response to the ‘Yes Daddy’ audio, which has elicited a barrage of responses. He described the alleged leaked tape as fake and doctored.
Obi allegedly described the 2023 presidential election as a religious war and urged Bishop Oyedepo to help him mobilise Christian votes, according to a leaked audio recording.
In his response on Wednesday, Obi denied the authenticity of the phone conversation and revealed he had instructed his attorneys to take legal action against the news outlet that first published the alleged recording.
Also Read: Peoples Gazette stands Firm on leaked audio, promise to meet Obi in Court
Sowore, on the other hand, has criticised the former governor of Anambra State, claiming that his threat to sue Peoples Gazette will be his greatest error.
He wrote on his Twitter page;
“The whole threat of a defamation/lawsuit by Peter Obi against @GazetteNGR will be his worst mistake, worse than his misadventures in politics and tomfoolery. A lawyer fresh out of Law School will make a mincemeat of the LYING MACHINE in court. I am standing with @GazetteNGR and hope they don’t let any pressure make them capitulate. I know for sure @Peterobi won’t sue nadir over his YES DADDY “Religious War” phone scandal. it is all huffing and puffing to scare @GazetteNGR,”.
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