The Peoples Gazette has said that it stands unflinchingly by its April 1, 2023 publication of a phone conversation between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria, Bishop David Oyedepo.

The leaked audio conversation published by The Gazette in which Obi told Oyedepo before the February 25 presidential election that the poll was a “religious war” has since its publication generated nationwide criticisms.

On Wednesday, Obi who had remained silent over the leaked audio conversation denied the audio, describing it as fake and the handiwork of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He said there had also been pressure on him to leave Nigeria after the elections.

The former governor of Anambra state who came third in the presidential election also threatened to take legal action against Peoples Gazette over the leaked audio conversation to press a charge for defamation and libel.

But reacting to Obi’s lawsuit threat on Thursday, The Gazette’s Deputy Managing Editor, Boladale Adekoya, said the newspaper stands by its publication.

He said Obi wants to force them into revealing the source of the leaked audio at trial but that they will protect the source to any length.

Adekoya noted that the Obi’s leaked audio clip was sourced and properly authenticated in advance of running it.

“The audio and the context surrounding it were properly sourced and authenticated in line with journalism best practices,” he said.

Adekoya, who stressed that The Gazette was prepared to go to any length to protect the source of the clip, said, “Finally, we maintain in no uncertain terms that we will uphold the principle of source protection to any length.”

Source: https://saharareporters.com/2023/04/06/peoples-gazette-insists-peter-obis-yes-daddy-audio-bishop-oyedepo-genuine-vows-protect

Even if the conversation is real, why would someone go and tap it and leak it out? For propaganda? That's infringement of his privacy.

Very wrong

Lobatan. Mr Obi has been caught lying again.


I can not wait to watch the epic disgraceful fight between the two merchants of lies once bound with common hatred and falsehood peddling against Asiwaju Tinubu.

Ori Asiwaju ti mu gbogbo won. They are disgracing one another and dragging themselves while Asiwaju is on Ramadan and nice time with his wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

Even Prof Soyinka is not spared while LP excos are facing criminal prosecution for forgery and perjury , Mr Obi has treason hanging like Sword of Damocles over his head and denial of the scandalous audio leak may soon put Bishop Oyedepo in the court dock as a principal witness on this audio leak.
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Peter Obi the classless liar thinks he is dealing with his fanboys but I’m pretty sure Gazette won’t reveal any source for anybody. I said this yesterday on the previous thread.

Peter the religious bigot want to do damage control by coming online to claim it is fake. Like I said, Gazette will never release their source, it is impossible.

Peter the useless man is trying to gag the media using his headless mob of Obiidients as his online weapon. The “Yes Daddy” religious war proponent don enter am. The weray dey even deny say he no say election na religious war.

It is real but you will "protect the source".? Can such argument fly in court?

Doctored or not.

FACT is that Muslim-Muslim ticket is a call for Jihad against Christians. That's what they told the Muslim clerics to preach. It's not a secret.

Buhari, a Muslim ruled for 8 years and they want to put another Muslim in that seat.

XerXers:
It is real but you will "protect the source".? Can such argument fly in court?

If I am not mistaken, the Press Council Act as amended (1992) protects journalists from revealing their sources except in cases of national security or public interest.

So Obi should go and prove the release of Gazette constitute national security threat.

MasterJayJay:
Doctored or not.

FACT is that Muslim-Muslim ticket is a call for Jihad against Christians.

You are campaigning after election.

Nigerians already voted a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

What we are talking about is now the classless liar called Peter Obi. The religious bigot and a useless pretender of a man. He says A in public and do B in private.

after making up your own audio file while claiming it came from Peter Obi, you have discovered your stupidity in the dustbin by saying you won't name the source. It's either you name the source of the audio conversation or the audio conversation belongs to you, which is a deliberate attempt on character defamation.

Whichever way it goes, those idiots @ the Gazette ain't going Scot free. Peter Obi is dangerous in court, haven't you heard?

LegendHero:


You are campaigning after election.

Nigerians already voted a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

What we are talking about is now the classless liar called Peter Obi. The religious bigot and a useless pretender of a man. He says A in public and do B in private.

Voting for is different from rigging for.

LegendHero:


You are campaigning after election.

Nigerians already voted a Muslim-Muslim ticket.

What we are talking about is now the classless liar called Peter Obi. The religious bigot and a useless pretender of a man. He says A in public and do B in private.

APC are the ones campaigning. That's why they are hitting Peter Obi with scandals that doesn't even make sense.


Tinubu, a drug trafficker was not chosen by majority of Nigerians.

Of course it's real

Pat Utomi, Kenneth Okonkwo, Winners silence all confirmed it.

Obi himself was shell shocked for days before mumudients told him to lie as usual.......and he launched poverty slur on northerners to divert from his religious war revelation.

LegendHero:
Peter Obi the classless liar thinks he is dealing with his fanboys but I’m pretty sure Gazette won’t reveal any source for anybody. I said this yesterday on the previous thread.

Peter the religious bigot want to do damage control by coming online to claim it is fake. Like I said, Gazette will never release their source, it is impossible.

Peter the useless man is trying to gag the media using his headless mob of Obiidients as his online weapon. The “Yes Daddy” religious war proponent don enter am. The weray dey even deny say he no say election na religious war.

Lol did you even bother to read up the gibberish you wrote above? The case will end up in court and then we will know for sure how authentic the news is

An open minded individual knows that the audio is real, but might have been doctored in one way or the other.

2023 election has no morality in uniting of the nation in any angle, all 4 major contenders built their campaigns on Religion or tribe.
Majority of the voters made their decisions on that bases, forget many of this people shouting i want a progressive Nigeria, they are all fake.

Very few citizens voted based on conscience, unity and growth of the Nation.

LegendHero:


If I am not mistaken, the Press Council Act (1992) protects journalists from revealing their sources except in cases of national security or public interest.

So Obi should go and prove the release of Gazette constitute national security threat.

Oga wire tapping is an crime on its own let alone editing and releasing phone converstions

NOC1:
An open minded individual knows that the audio is real, but might have been doctored in one way or the other.

2023 election has no morality in uniting of the nation in any angle, all 4 major contenders built their campaigns on Religion or tribe.
Majority of the voters made their decisions on that bases, forget many of this people shouting i want a progressive Nigeria, they are all fake.

Very few citizens voted based on conscience, unity and growth of the Nation.

Once the audio ahs been doctored even in its tiniest form ,it is no longer real.The APC doctored the call to include the " religious war angle.I am very sure Peter Obi never said anything like that

cktheluckyman:


Lol did you even bother to read up the gibberish you wrote above? The case will end up in court and then we will know for sure how authentic the news is

Anyone can take a case to court, I don’t know why you guys believe anything in court automatically mean wins.

Gazette won’t reveal their sources because they are protected. Forget the clowneryy from Peter Obi, the lying man is just trying to do damage control.

Like Sowore said today, the mumu man go just abandon him case halfway coz he know the court won’t compel Gazette to reveal their source.

No be today we dey see politician leaked audio.

cktheluckyman:

Oga wire tapping is an crime on its own let alone editing and releasing phone converstions

Who come tell you say they wiretape am?

Nightwolf1:



Voting for is different from rigging for.

According to bad losers, all election are rigged. Trump said same thing too about America election so I’m not surprised.

MasterJayJay:
Doctored or not.

FACT is that Muslim-Muslim ticket is a call for Jihad against Christians. That's what they told the Muslim clerics to preach. It's not a secret.

Buhari, a Muslim ruled for 8 years and they want to put another Muslim in that seat.

The same individuals who rant and rave about a Muslim-Muslim ticket are falling over themselves to be admitted to countries like the UAE and Qatar to work as serfs.

A case of unrestrained duplicity if ever I saw one.

LegendHero:


According to bad losers, all election are rigged. Trump said same thing too about America election so I’m not surprised.

According to criminals, the ones that were rigged weren't rigged @ all.

XerXers:
It is real but you will "protect the source".? Can such argument fly in court?

Yes, the court will suggest all tests possible to be carried out whether it is real or not. If found real to be real, the case of infringement of privacy is a different one. Deep fake software already confirmed it to be true.

Nightwolf1:


According to criminals, the ones that were rigged weren't rigged @ all.

To bad losers, everyone is a criminal.

DaddyJapan:


The same individuals who rant and rave about a Muslim-Muslim ticket are falling over themselves to be admitted to countries like the UAE and Qatar to work as serfs.

A case of unrestrained duplicity if ever I saw one.

Delusion grandeur!! You don't even need a survey to know that top choice destinations for Nigerians are US, UK, Canada, some European countries before UAE and Qatar.


One of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari last year graduated from a United Kingdom university. Why didn't she go to UAE or Qatar?

LegendHero:


Who come tell you say they wiretape am?

Exactly whay it has to go to court.We will know exactly how they got the recording.I am sure Peter Obi already has the authentic voice call before going public with the court case

Femmyfamous4u:


Yes, the court will suggest all tests possible to be carried out whether it is real or not. If found real to be real, the case of infringement of privacy is a different one[b]. Deep fake software already confirmed it to be true[/b].

Carried out by by whom exactly? The only way to prove whether its fake or real will be to reveal the authentic call logs from the telecommunications companies

cktheluckyman:


Once the audio ahs been doctored even in its tiniest form ,it is no longer real.The APC doctored the call to include the " religious war angle.I am very sure Peter Obi never said anything like that

I am not even sure of my child doing how much more of standing in for another total stranger just we had funfare for few months

DaddyJapan:


The same individuals who rant and rave about a Muslim-Muslim ticket are falling over themselves to be admitted to countries like the UAE and Qatar to work as serfs.

A case of unrestrained duplicity if ever I saw one.

Can you compare the value and quality of life between Nigeria and thise countries (UAE and Quatar)? When have you heard that the Police in Dubai entered a business place and destroyed alcohol worth millions? This is what is obtainable in core Northen, Muslim areas of Nigeria like Kano. Who wants such madness across Nigeria?

When have we heard that police in those countries went around cutting people's hair because their hairstyles are not religiously correct like Hisbah has done in Nigeria? Religious intolerance is a major problem and should never become nationally entrenched! It is bad enough that we have Shariah in some places and this is one major ŕeason why muslim-muslim presidency is potentially criminal!

What you people are fighting for I don't understand it.

Massiveglory:
This further proves that it is Fake in CAPITAL LETTERS. Tinubu the unconstitutional president- select and his gang are doing everything distract attention of Nigerians.

All these fake stuffs are to distract the main issues of the presidential elections of the federal republic of Nigeria which is in court.