The Senator representing FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe has denied distributing food and water to protesters at protest grounds in Abuja.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports a video footage surfaced on the Internet on Thursday in the wake of the August 1 to 10 protests showing Senator Kingibe distributing food and water to protesters.
However, Kingibe in a statement on Friday stressed the video being circulated was from over six weeks ago, during a Labour Party NWC meeting, when the NLC was protesting outside the Labour Party office.
Senator Kingibe wrote: “I am shocked and outraged by the blatant lies and misinformation being spread by mischief-makers!
“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. @PeterObi and I are leading protests in Abuja yesterday.
“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”.