An investigative journalist, Jackson Ude, has said the claim by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, that his trip to Egypt was to study the country’s power sector was a lie.
Peter Obi had on Tuesday tweeted that he would also be studying the country’s education and financial sector.
He wrote, “I just departed for Egypt on a 3-day visit as part of my detailed study of comparable countries to Nigeria. In Egypt, I am expected to understudy, among others, the Egyptian Power Sector, Education, Planning and Finance Sectors. -PO.”
This was disputed by Jackson Ude who asked the presidential candidate not to lie to Nigerians.
According to him, Peter Obi was only going to Egypt to attend the Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank in Cairo, Egypt.
He tweeted, “BUSTED: Peter Obi is attending the Annual General Meeting, AGM of Afreximbank in Cairo, Egypt and not to understudy Egypt’s Education, Power and Finance Sector. The Afreximbank AGM is a gathering of the Bank’s shareholders to appraise her performance. PO should not lie to Nigerians.:
He added, “His trip is for three days and he would be understudying and attending a three-day AGM at the same time, bros rest.: