A statement attributed to Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a Yoruba political party has been circulating online.

On Tuesday, Obi, who joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential race in 2019 as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate, said he would be running for president if his party zones the ticket to the south.

The declaration generated mixed reactions on social media.

Some social media users later quoted him to have said the ruling party belongs to an ethnic group.

“The All Progressive Congress Is A Yoruba Party- Peter Obi, ” the viral quote read.

The statement was circulated on Facebook and Twitter with some users calling Obi “a bigoted politician”.

A Facebook user, Emma Onye Nkuzi posted the quote. The post garnered 55 comments and 5 shares.




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Online checks of previous statements made by Peter Obi showed that the presidential aspirant did not make such a statement.

A keyword internet search by TheCable gave no result on where or when he made the statement, and none of the users who posted the quotes indicated their source(s).

When TheCable contacted Valentine Obienyem, Obi’s spokesperson, he said his principal did not make the viral statement.

“Not at all! Oga did not say such a thing. It’s political opponents that are putting up such propaganda,” Obienyem said.

VERDICT

There is no evidence that Peter Obi said APC is a Yoruba political party.

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Ok..I call them the evil, janjawid party

NGpatriot........Mr bogus come and feed your burning jejune soul.


A counter thread to your fake own

Era of propaganda has passed

outta here!!!

I didn’t even bother to tackle Tinubu urchins about that because I know propaganda and lies are their stock in trade.

They claimed Peter Obi called APC a Yoruba party, and we asked them for a link to the publication. They didn’t provide it.

We asked for an audio clip. They didn’t provide it.

We asked for a video clip; they couldn’t provide it.

At what occasion, venue, date and time, did he make the statement, they couldn’t say.

Unfortunately their fellow fools believed them.

That’s same way they claimed 250m naira was discovered in Peter Obi’s convoy only for details to reveal that Peter Obi actually petitioned the IGP himself to investigate the matter. But Tinubu urchins can’t stop foaming in the mouth.

They’ve been running from pillar to post to find something on Obi but found nothing. Now they’ve resorted to lies.

Just like 2015, they are back with their malicious lies and propaganda. But Nigerians are wiser now.

Obi/Kwankwaso2023

But Premium Times carried the news is 2013 & Sahararrporters 2011, so what’s the cable talking about. It was even ACN he was referring to and they are not APC then. So why is the cable mixing two name tag?

So PremiumTimes defense is that they reach out to Obi aide and he said he did not say that. Is that how to do journalism? Will Obi have said he said it? You go fear for Nigeria media.

Me I don’t even care, he has the right to call it a Yoruba party because it’s politics. The Yorubas also have the right to repay back if need be when he need their support at the polls.

His brethren also called APC Ewedu and Fulani party. It’s politics and you can say anything to curry favor, you shouldn’t just cry when the other side retaliate in kind.

Thank God for Internet. All lies and false hood against a capable man like Peter Obi will be trashed soon.
The call him a bigot yet all his commissioners of police and ADC were northerners.

Peter Obi is a refined gentle man that even his detractors are begging him to sin a little.

Obi said it in a live campaign by APGA. He also asked Security agencies to deport El-rufai from Anambra State.

Useless Cable News should continue to lie!

I knew it that it was all fake news and bid by Tinubu urchins and YMM to tarnish the image of this innocent man.

As a full fledged Yoruba man from Ogun state i support a president of an igbo extraction.

Incase you forgot, My names are Otunba Gbenga Buraimoh.

Nonpartisan1:
Obi said it in a live campaign by APGA. He also asked Security agencies to deport El-rufai from Anambra State.

Useless Cable News should continue to lie!

Can you provide the Link to prove he said that.
Is he incharge of the security apparatus even as an opposition governor and why will elrufai be moving around during election when he's not a registered voter.

Yoruba has stop their Tinubu and osibanjo campaign as e no work..

Their aim to drag peter .. they very man .. the know is worthy of the Asovilla .. with their useless propaganda

We keep bursting all Yoruba propaganda without qualms.. making Yoruba sing the igbo hatred song louder..

Na pain and envy Dey cause all this .. if not I get spending time and energy to propagate lies

It wack an stale

Nonpartisan1:
Obi said it in a live campaign by APGA. He also asked Security agencies to deport El-rufai from Anambra State.

Useless Cable News should continue to lie!

When all lies fail.. Yoruba human will resort to attacking the press and vendor not the humans again

Yoruba people sha..

They wan change am but they no fit do am, we know the truth and nobody can change am
Pandora Obituary can only become president in erosion ravaged beerfraud land and not in nigeria, no real yoruba man will vote the shameless tribal bigot

Afonja will open their Mouth wah!!! and be sending out "vile propaganda" about everybody but themselves.

Its just like when "Tinubu" and co called Jonathan ...drunkard

called IBB......a Killer of MKO Abiola

called Buhari...............AN AGENT OF DESTABILIZATION

Called Obasanjo ......Nigeria’s greatest “election rigger”

Even a useless OBA told IGBO to jump into the Lagoon??...IMAGINE!!

Insulting everybody was their main past time and they indulged in calling people names continuously!!

Now this same miscreants want to shift the narrative because they seek power??...How myopic and foolish do they think people are?

This shows that APC most especially the miscreants from the SW are truly useless noisemaking misfits.

2023 una must clear like FISH in OPEN WATER...

YorubaIsGreat:
They wan change am but they no fit do am, we know the truth and nobody can change am
Pandora Obituary can only become president in erosion ravaged beerfraud land and not in nigeria, no real yoruba man will vote the shameless tribal bigot

Where is the link to the report sir?

nzeobi:
Thank God for Internet. All lies and false hood against a capable man like Peter Obi will be trashed soon.

The call him a bigot yet all his commissioners of police and ADC were northerners.

Peter Obi is a refined gentle man that even his detractors are begging him to sin a little.

Yes, Peter Obi is a sound poltician but governors don't appoint or decide who will be their state commissioner of police.

Toh

Lagos Ibadan Expressway News outlets are always known to be dishing stupid propagandas.

He never said that

I think it was Amala and Ewedu

LegendHero:
But Premium Times carried the news is 2013 & Sahararrporters 2011, so what’s the cable talking about. It was even ACN he was referring to and they are not APC then. So why is the cable mixing two name tag?

So PremiumTimes defense is that they reach out to Obi aide and he said he did not say that. Is that how to do journalism? Will Obi have said he said it? You go fear for Nigeria media.

Me I don’t even care, he has the right to call it a Yoruba party because it’s politics. The Yorubas also have the right to repay back if need be when he need their support at the polls.

His brethren also called APC Ewedu and Fulani party. It’s politics and you can say anything to curry favor, you shouldn’t just cry when the other side retaliate in kind.

Who dey take cable seriously.

Obi Pandora himself did not deny the allegation.....

Even if he didn’t say that as claimed, we all know that Majority of Easterners detest APC so one way or the other is still the same...

Peter Peter Obi is bad market outside iboland....

adefitim:
Even if he didn’t say that as claimed, we all know that Majority of Easterners detest APC so one way or the other is still the same...

We hear and read the same rubbish every day so why are they even denying it. ?

Imagine the loser. He's trying to become the president of Nigeria, but he defends and supports terrorists..

SmartPolician:


Yes, Peter Obi is a sound poltician but governors don't appoint or decide who will be their state commissioner of police.

What of ADC

LegendHero:
But Premium Times carried the news is 2013 & Sahararrporters 2011, so what’s the cable talking about. It was even ACN he was referring to and they are not APC then. So why is the cable mixing two name tag?

So PremiumTimes defense is that they reach out to Obi aide and he said he did not say that. Is that how to do journalism? Will Obi have said he said it? You go fear for Nigeria media.

Me I don’t even care, he has the right to call it a Yoruba party because it’s politics. The Yorubas also have the right to repay back if need be when he need their support at the polls.

His brethren also called APC Ewedu and Fulani party. It’s politics and you can say anything to curry favor, you shouldn’t just cry when the other side retaliate in kind.

You could have read the article properly to see that it was Lagos that was repatriating other citizens from Anambra and Akwaibom.

Esseite:


You could have read the article properly to see that it was Lagos that was repatriating other citizens from Anambra and Akwaibom.

Anambra also repatriated indigenes of Akwa Ibom under Peter Obi

Nonpartisan1:
Obi said it in a live campaign by APGA. He also asked Security agencies to deport El-rufai from Anambra State.

Useless Cable News should continue to lie!

you are obviously not smart

Esseite:


You could have read the article properly to see that it was Lagos that was repatriating other citizens from Anambra and Akwaibom.

No the articles are talking about multiple things.

Ngige was actually the one that first challenged Obi for making the claim that ACN is a Yoruba party.