I Did Not Say I Will Fight Obiano With The Last Drop Of My Blood – Obi

Bar. Valentine Obienyem, the media aide to the former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has denied the newspaper publication where the former governor allegedly said he would "fight the incumbent governor, Chief Willie Obiano with the last drop of his blood"

Obi reportedly made the statement on Wednesday at the state capital, Awka while assuring PDP stakeholders of total victory in the poll.

The statement reads: “I will fight in this election aggressively. I will fight with the last drop of my blood. I will fight to win this election the way the PDP has not won any election before.

"I’ll be in Anambra State all through from today (Wednesday), to accomplish this goal. In 2002/2003, I contested against an incumbent governor and defeated him; so there is nothing strange to me in defeating an incumbent governor.

"We must win the November 18 poll; nothing can stop us from doing that. It’s a fight I must win for the PDP."

"If all the money I kept for this (Obiano’s) government, both in dollar and naira were properly utilised and our legacies sustained, Anambra will be on top of other states in development by now."

Meanwhile, reacting to the statement, Bar. Obienyem described it as "wickedness of the highest order to ascribe such a language to Mr. Obi.

"I read what was reported in the Punch Newspaper of today by Mr. Tony Okafor, that the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi said he would fight the Anambra State election with the last drop of his blood.

"Gosh! It is wickedness of the highest order to ascribe such a language to Mr. Peter Obi. I mean, the language is antithetical to everything Mr. Peter Obi stands for.

"I was there at the meeting, Mr. Peter Obi never used that word, never.  It is a word he cannot even use in his dream! We do not know where the Punch reporter got that news from.

"Obi simply said that he was now a member of the PDP and that he would work aggressively to ensure the success of his party, which is the position of all party members working for the successes of their respective parties. He was visibly elated that the PDP has an excellent candidate, who would be a blessing for the State.

"Obi was the Governor of Anambra for eight years and within those years, as now, he worked passionately for the growth and development of Anambra State. He has continued to desist from anything, be it act or utterances, that will be injurious to the State in any form and he will continue to do so.

"Please kindly disregard the news. Obi is not given to violence of speech in any way. Those who know him can always attest to that and I believe you do," Obienyem wrote.