Chukwu David 
The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Kingibe, has expressed shock and disbelief over the misleading viral video in which she and the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, were said to be leading protests in Abuja on Thursday.
According to a statement signed in Abuja on Friday by her Senior Special Aide on Media, Kennedy Mbele, Senator Kingibe
described the video as a malicious and deliberate effort to discredit her and Mr Obi.
Senator Kingibe tweets “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.
“Now, these deceitful individuals are trying to pass off this old footage as current, claiming that Mr.@PeterObi and I are leading protests in Abuja yesterday. This is a malicious and desperate attempt to discredit us.
“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.
“I condemn this orchestrated attempt to spread falsehoods and cause confusion, using it as the basis to claim I sponsored the Abuja protest.
“It is a shameless and irresponsible act that will not be tolerated. We will not stand idly by while our names and reputations are dragged through the mud by these unscrupulous individuals.”
“Recall that Mr. Peter Obi had in a statement explained that he was in his State, Anambra yesterday and as such, could not be in Abuja and Anambra State simultaneously.
“We therefore, urge the general public to ignore the malicious video as our amiable Senator has made her position on the #endbadgovernanceprotest clear, in her most recent interview with Channels Television.”
