April 13, (THEWILL) – The Media Office of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPC) has debunked reports that the British Government has apologised over the embarrassing detention of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
THEWILL reports that Peter Obi was on Friday, April 7, detained on arrival at Heathrow Airport by Immigration officials over a case of duplicated identity.
Reports had, on Thursday, claimed the British Government tendered an apology to the former Anambra State Governor for the detention.
But a statement by the Head, Obi-Datti Media, Diran Onifade, called on the UK Government to resolve the matter around the embarrassment of Peter Obi.
He said the party has not received any apology over the incident, adding that the Labour Party has gone past the incident.
The statement reads in part: “We have been receiving enquiries with regards to a so-called apology purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its agencies to our Principal, Mr Peter Obi, in respect of a routine Immigration engagement with him as he arrived London, for a brief visit last Friday, the 7th of April.
“We would like to state emphatically that we are not aware of any such apology and have not issued any statement whatsoever in that regard.
“While we continue to examine any dubious or political motive on the part of the perpetrators of the identity theft, we have every confidence in the ability of the British authorities to resolve the matter to a conclusion.
“Mr Peter Obi and the LP/PCC have since moved on from the incident and continue to be totally focused on the legal processes before the Election Petition Tribunal towards the recovery of our mandate, which we are firmly convinced was overwhelmingly expressed by voters in the presidential election of February 25th.”
