Oseloka Obi, son of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to viral allegations on social media linking him to homosexuality after photographs of him with London-based British-Nigerian Kent Okwesa circulated online this week.
The pictures, which emerged on Wednesday, showed Oseloka and Okwesa sitting closely at a restaurant in the United Kingdom.
Oseloka dismissed the allegations in a detailed statement, describing them as malicious falsehoods driven by his father’s involvement in Nigerian politics.
Oseloka noted that while he rarely responds to such narratives, the persistence of gossip and unfounded claims made it necessary to address the matter.
He maintained that the photos of him in circulation were being misrepresented, insisting they were ordinary snapshots with friends and colleagues.
“Because of my father’s involvement in Nigerian politics, there has been a persistent curiosity and, at times, malicious obsession with me.
“I have no social media presence and no interest in maintaining one, so I rarely correct these falsehoods. But perhaps it is time I address them,” he wrote.
“The truth is simple: Peter Obi’s son appears in photos with his friends and colleagues, nothing more. If people wish to invent otherwise, I hope they sleep soundly knowing they are spreading lies,” he added.
He stated that neither he nor his father is perfect, but attested to his father’s integrity and commitment to Nigeria’s future.
“My father has my vote, not because he is my father, but because he is the right man for the job. If others wish to go low, invent scandals, or attack me to wound him, they are free to do so. But we will go high, and we will continue to focus on the future of Nigeria.”
Oseloka advised Nigerians to channel their attention from idle gossip to the country’s pressing socio-economic challenges.
