Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has apologised to Beatrice Itubo, the party’s governorship candidate in Rivers.
Recall that Obi recently visited Rivers to commission some projects where he appealed to Governor Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to support his presidential ambition and that he will give him the rest.
However, Obi’s statement has been interpreted as trading the gubernatorial chances of the Labour Party in the State for his presidential ambition.
Reacting, Obi in a statement Saturday on his verified social media handles, said he was never aware of the health condition of the LP gubernatorial candidate in the State.
“My sincere apologies to Mrs Beatrice Itubo, the Labour Party candidate in Rivers State for an inadvertent oversight.
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“When I visited Port Harcourt a few days back, I was not informed or aware of her sickness.
“On arrival in PH, I was welcomed by the Labour Party Presidential State Coordinator in Rivers State and other Party stakeholders.
“We had a useful meeting and I explained to them the purpose of my visit, which was to respectfully honour an invitation by the Rivers State Government and that I will return for our party’s rally and other LP engagements soon.
“No one mentioned that our candidate was sick, otherwise I would have visited her before or after the event. I had committed to passing through the campaign office no matter how late, and that I did at about 6.30pm.
“My dear sister, I sincerely wish you a very quick recovery and reassure you of our good working relationship. May God Almighty bless you always,” he wrote.