Why I didn’t visit LP governorship candidate, Beatrice Itubo, during visit to Rivers — Peter Obi

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) has apologised for not visiting the party’s governorship candidate in the Rivers state, Beatrice Itubo, during his visit to the state.

In a press statement he posted on his official Twitter page, Obi wrote, “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 PH, 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 that I did at about 6.30pm. 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.”