Peter Obi explains why he didn’t visit Rivers LP Governorship candidate Beatrice Itubo

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday, explained the reasons behind his inability to meet with the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 general election, Comrade Beatrice Itubo, when he visited Rivers State at the invitation of the State Governor Nyesom Wike.

Obi had visited the State on Thursday, to commission the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover in Port-Harcourt, the state capital, that was constructed by the Nyesom Wike led administration.

Shortly after the visit, pictures of Itubo had surfaced online revealing that she had a facture on her leg due to a domestic accident. Several online posts had accompanied the pictures, to condemn Obi’s alleged insensitivity towards her wellbeing. Obi, has however explained why he did not meet with the governorship candidate of his party, LP, citing ‘inadvertent oversight’ and lack of information on the state of the candidate’s health status as the conditions.

Obi, had in a series of tweet on his verified handle, said, “My sincere apologies to Mrs Beatrice Itubo, the Labour Party candidate in Rivers State for an inadvertent oversight

“When I visited Port Harcourt a few days back, I was not informed or aware of her sickness.

“On arrival in Port Harcourt, I was welcomed by the Labour Party Presidential State Coordinator in Rivers State and other Party stakeholders.

“We had a useful meeting and I explained to them the purpose of my visit, which was to respectfully honour an invitation by the Rivers State Government and that I will return for our party’s rally and other LP engagements soon.

“No one mentioned that our candidate was sick, otherwise I would have visited her before or after the event. I had committed to passing through the campaign office no matter how late and I did at about 6:30 pm.

“My dear sister, I sincerely wish you a very quick recovery and reassure you of our good working relationship. May God Almighty bless you always,” Obi added.