Obi Didn’t Tell Diaspora To Abandon Families In Nigeria – Obi Media Office

The Peter Obi Media Office has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, did not urge Nigerians in the diaspora to abandon their families in Nigeria.
In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Idris Zekeri Jnr, the Media Office said there has been a misleading interpretation attached to Obi’s remarks to Nigerians in Europe.
Obi was quoted as advising Nigerians in the United Kingdom to stop sending money to people who seek financial help at home.
He also advised them to urge their relatives to vote for productive leaders.
He made the remarks at a town hall meeting with diaspora supporters in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Sunday.
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