By: Mandy Park
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has dismissed a viral online photo depicting his son, Oseloka Obi as a gay.
According to the former governor of Anambra state, his political opponents are trying to use the photo to get to him, after they have searched unsuccessfully to find anything to implicate him as the 2027 presidential election heats up.
A social media enthusiast on X, with the handle@Waspapping_ had shared the photo online, depicting Obi’s son and his male partner celebrating the latter’s birthday .
“Peter Obi’s son and his partner are out there enjoying life, but Obidients will turn a blind eye. Well, congratulations to the soon-to-be couple, the X user said in the post.”
The post has received mixed reactions from not a few Nigerians, who have continued to express divergent views on the issue.
Reacting through his media aide, Valentine Obienyen the former presidential candidate said in a statement, that the person in the photo is not his son, wondering why some persons will go that far to get at him because of his Presidential ambition.
Obi stressed that his opponents have unsuccessfully tried to find an incriminating thing against him, they are now trying to dent his image using his son.
The statement, titled “Fake Picture, False Claim: Obi’s Integrity Remains Untouched,” read:
“The picture currently being circulated is not that of Mr. Peter Obi’s son. Having searched every corner of his life and found nothing incriminating, mischief-makers resorted to posting this false image, claiming it to be his son. Let it be clear: this is not his son. They should look elsewhere for the scandal they have fruitlessly hunted for years.”
Obi has maintained that he has a track record and good image that cannot be faulted by anyone, urging his opponents to give up because there’s nothing thry can use to implicate him, from his past as private and public servant.