Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on the platform of the Labour Party, Ireti Kingibe has denied participation in the ongoing protest which started on Wednesday.
She expressed shock and dismay over what she said was a “misleading viral video”, which the purveyors doctored to portray her and the former presidential candidate, Peter Obi leading a protest on Wednesday.
In a statement that she issued and made available to journalists in Abuja, the female lawmaker described the “video as a malicious and deliberate effort to discredit her and Mr Obi.”
“I am shocked and outraged by the blatant lies and misinformation being spread by mischief-makers!
“The video being circulated is from over six weeks ago, during a Labour Party NWC meeting when the NLC was protesting outside the Labour Party office.
“As stakeholders, including Senators, House of Reps members, and Mr Peter Obi, we went out to engage with the protesters and address their concerns.”
According to her, deceitful individuals were bent on passing off the old footage as current, claiming that, “Mr.@PeterObi and I are leading protests in Abuja yesterday.”
“Let me set the record straight, Mr Peter Obi is not in Abuja, and I haven’t left my house since Wednesday due to illness, much less distributed food and water at the protest grounds, though that would be noble for whoever did.”
She condemned those behind the video, saying they were attempting to cause confusion and label her as a sponsor of protesters, adding that she would sit idly watching her hard-earned reputation being destroyed by hoodlums.
