Labour Party (LP), yesterday, criticised Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over “blatant lies”, after the latter claimed LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, arrested him in Anambra in 2013.
Obi suspends campaign over flooding, tasks other candidates to do sameAn old footage went viral almost immediately, purportedly showing where El-Rufai, in an interview after the supposed arrest, said three AK-47 wielding operatives picked him “threatening that they have directive from Abuja to restrict me to my room.”
“Normally, all complaints from any political party come to our table. We had a situation room, organised by International Republican Institute. El-Rufai and my humble self and many others stayed in the same hotel.” He explained that Obi, who was the governor of the state at the time, had nothing to do with any security issue as claimed by El-Rufai.
“The court awarded him N2 million in damages for unlawful detention. Go into the Internet and you will see the full details. Precisely, it was published in Premium Times and Sahara Reporters of September 24, 2014.
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