Edo Governor, Obaseki Denies Ever Endorsing Peter Obi For President
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has denied endorsing the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for the 2023 presidential election. Obaseki, who made the clarification in a statement issued through his Special Adviser on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, described the purported endorsement of the Labour Party candidate as "absolutely false and malicious." The governor said the story was being peddled by detractors with ulterior motives, and an intent to mislead and misinform members of the public for their selfish interests.