The Senator representing federal capital territory, Ireti Kingibe, has rejected accusation that she is one of the politicians sponsoring the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, saying she was being bullied for being a member of the Labour Party.
Daily Intel Newspaper recalled that minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, had on Thursday alleged that a serving Senator has been financially supporting the organizers of the ongoing protest.
Consequently, Wike threatened that the said Senator would be prosecuted by the federal government.
Recall also that the FCT minister had few weeks ago vowed he will ensure Senator Kingibe is not elected Senator representing the FCT come 2027.
While reacting to accusation of sponsoring protesters in a statement by her Senior Special Assistant on Media, Kennedy Mbele, Senator Kingibe denied any involvement or relationship with the masterminds of the protests.
Senator Kingibe said “the video being circulated is from over six weeks ago, during a Labour Party NWC meeting when the NLC was protesting outside the Labour Party office.
“As stakeholders, including Senators, House of Reps members, and Mr Peter Obi, we went out to engage with the protesters and address their concerns.
“Now, these deceitful individuals are trying to pass off this old footage as current, claiming that Mr Peter Obi and I are leading protests in Abuja yesterday.”
She urged Nigerians to disregard the information of her involvement in the ongoing protests, pointing out that it is “blatant lies and misinformation being spread by mischief-makers!”
She said “This is a malicious and desperate attempt to discredit us. Let me set the record straight: Mr Peter Obi is not in Abuja, and I haven’t left my house since Wednesday due to illness, much less distributed food and water at the protest grounds, though that would be noble for whoever did.
“I condemn this orchestrated attempt to spread falsehoods and cause confusion, using it as the basis to claim I sponsored the Abuja protest.
“It is a shameless and irresponsible act that will not be tolerated. We will not stand idly by while our names and reputations are dragged through the mud by these unscrupulous individuals.”
