Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has disowned a picture of himself on a Muslim prayer mat, which went viral on social media.
The mats which were suppose to be campaign souvenirs, drew condemnation from across section of Muslims.
According to The PUNCH, Obi disassociated himself from the souvenirs, while apologising to the Muslims for the anomaly.
He said “The inclusion of my picture on the praying mat by a support group was misguided, even with the best of intentions.
“It didn’t emanate from my campaign team. I have deep respect for the Muslim faith and indeed, for every other religion. We will never mock any faith, ethnicity or gender. We are one Nigeria,” he was said to have tweeted.
