Mr Obi said his visit to Mr Soyinka was “intended to erase the needless misconceptions about the relationship between the great icon and the OBIdient family.”
“Do you know why he won, he got the money, he had the best national organisation that worked for him and the ground game,” he said.
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The senator-elect, in an interview on Friday, attributed her victory at the poll to the Obidient movement.
Reacting to Mr Obi’s statement in an interview with pressmen in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Mr Wike expressed dissatisfaction over Mr Obi’s statement.
Mr Obi lamented the situation after casting his vote at Amatutu Polling Unit 019, Agulu, in the Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.
“We have evidence of voters’ suppression, intimidation and harassment in South-East.”
The victims accused the thugs of belonging to the APC, alleging that they were attacked with machetes and other sharp objects.