- Peter Obi denied reports of a secret meeting with President Tinubu in Rome over a 225bn Fidelity Bank debt, calling the claims a deliberate blackmail campaign
- He clarified he only briefly greeted Tinubu at a public event in Rome and has never sought or held a private meeting with him since his presidency began
- Obi also refuted claims that he owns Fidelity Bank, explaining he served as a board member but does not hold majority shares
Obi calls report blackmail campaignPeter Obi responded firmly to claims that he met President Tinubu in Rome about a 225bn Fidelity Bank debt.
Photo credit: @PeterObi/@officialABAT/@fidelitybankplcSource: TwitterIts obvious that the biggest business for blackmailers now is talking about Peter Obi from every negative perspective. “Even my solemn spiritual trip to Rome has been twisted into yet another blackmail campaign by merchants paid ostensibly to propagate anything negative against Obi,” he said.Obi decline private meeting with Tinubu in RomeI have never sought an audience with, nor met, President Tinubu since he assumed office, except about a one-minute meeting at the arena of Saint Peters Basilica Rome during the inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV, where I was seated behind, and had to respectfully greet him, and other dignitaries present, he explained.Obi clarifies relationship with Fidelity BankPeter Obi addressed the rumours boldly, denying he met President Tinubu in Rome over the alleged 225bn Fidelity Bank debt.
Photo credit: @PeterObi/@fidelitybankplcSource: TwitterThe self-proclaimed blackmailer-in-chief and others who thrive on spreading pain and falsehoods have also claimed that I own Fidelity Bank. For the record, I do not.Throughout my career, I have served as Chairman/Director of three banks/financial institutions, of which Fidelity is one of them. Fidelity has over 500,000 shareholders, none of whom hold a majority stake. What this blackmailer seeks is to harm these hard-working Nigerians and cause them needless distress,” he said.Im not fighting with Tinubu: Peter Obi declares
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