By Our Reporter
The Peter Obi Media Office has raised concerns over what it described as a malicious whisper campaign allegedly being carried out against the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in rural communities across Northern Nigeria.
The media office said the campaign was based on what it described as false claims about Obi’s relationship with Northerners during his tenure as Governor of Anambra State.
In a press statement signed by its spokesman, Idris Zekeri Jnr, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, the office said it had credible intelligence indicating that some individuals were allegedly spreading the narratives at gatherings in Northern communities.
According to the statement, the allegations had persisted despite denials by Northern leaders residing in Anambra State, who, it said, had publicly maintained that Obi supported them both during and after his tenure as governor.
The media office challenged those behind the alleged campaign to provide verifiable evidence to support their claims.
“We challenge those behind this campaign to provide names, dates, records, and verifiable evidence supporting their allegations,” the statement said.
“They should cease hiding behind whispered accusations and political propaganda.”
The office maintained that Obi governed Anambra State without discrimination on the basis of ethnicity or religion and insisted that his relationship with Nigerians from Northern Nigeria was not consistent with the narratives being circulated.
It alleged that the campaign was politically motivated and linked its emergence to preparations for the 2027 general election.
“The timing is revealing,” the statement said, accusing political opponents of resorting to ethnic suspicion and misinformation because they were allegedly unable to challenge Obi’s competence, integrity and record in public service.
The media office urged Northerners to seek facts and evidence rather than rely on rumours and political propaganda.
“We urge our brothers and sisters in the North to seek facts, not rumours; evidence, not whispers; and policies, not propaganda,” it stated.
The office added that Nigeria could not be rebuilt through what it described as the weaponisation of ethnic divisions and falsehoods.
“Enough of the lies. Let the facts speak for a new Nigeria that is possible,” the statement concluded