The Tony Obuh Campaign Organisation has dismissed as propaganda claims by Kenneth Gbagi, a governorship aspirant, that Sir Tony Obuh, Delta State frontline governorship aspirant, is not a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Reacting to a statement by Gbagi, an aspirant, who claimed that all aspirants have ganged up against Sir Obuh, Director-General of Obuh’s campaign organisation, Chief Fred Majemite, said it is sad that people who should know are distorting the truth to fester their selfish interests.

He dismissed claims of gang-up, explaining that Sir Obuh has been a card-carrying member of PDP since 2011 and has been active in the affairs of the party.

Chief Majemite appealed to Deltans and the public to ignore the falsehood being propagated by Mr. Gbagi.

Part of the statement released today in Asaba by Chief Majemite reads:

“Despite the consistent calumnious tirades against our Principal, Sir Tony Obuh, we will not engage in acrimonious campaign against any aspirant to the office of the Governor of Delta State. While our Principal is being vilified, slandered, blackmailed, libelled and defamed, we are focussed on getting the delegates who will, by the Grace of God, elect him as the flag-bearer of our great party, the PDP.

“We want to state that it is very strange that those who should know better and who have been relating with Sir Tony Obuh over the years in the political terrain of Delta State and beyond are now saying things that are capable of heating up the polity. We state categorically that Sir Tony Obuh has been a card-carrying member of the PDP since 2011 and this has been attested to by our erstwhile Chairman, Barrister (Chief) Peter Nwaoboshi.

“We are also unaware that somebody is being imposed on Deltans as alleged by Kenneth Gbagi and his group of ‘aggrieved’ aspirants. What we know is that all those who have indicated interest to contest the governorship in Delta State are in the field seeking the votes of delegates, even though we can understand why some persons are jittery and therefore resorting to the politics of the past.

“We will advise other contestants to face the issues as we are doing and to stop politics of character assassination, blackmail, innuendos and slander.”

•Photo shows Sir Tony Obuh collecting his expression of interest and nomination forms recently at PDP Headquarters, Abuja..

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