We Have Moved On’ – LP Denies Receiving British Govt Apology Over Peter Obi’s Detention

The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council’s Media Office (LPPC) has refuted claims that they received an apology from the British government for the detainment of their Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at Heathrow Airport.

Last week Friday, Immigration officials detained Peter Obi over a case of duplicated identity.

Today, there were reports stating that the British government had apologized to the former Anambra State Governor for his detention.

However, in a statement addressed to journalists, Diran Onifade, the Head of Obi-Datti Media, urged the UK government to address the issue concerning Peter Obi’s embarrassing detention.

Onifade clarified that the Labour Party had not received any apology for the incident and that the party had already moved on from it.

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.”