Peter Obi’s ‘Yes Daddy’ audio with Bishop Oyedepo is genuine - Peoples Gazette insists

News portal, Peoples Gazette insists that its April 1, 2023 publication of a phone conversation involving Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party and Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Bishop David Oyedepo is genuine.

The Gazette published an article with an alleged leaked audio in which Peter Obi asked the cleric for his support prior to the 2023 presidential poll as the election was a religious war.

However, reacting to the leaked phone conversation, Peter called the recording fake and that he has never before, or after the election made such statement. He also mentioned that there has been pressure on him to leave the country.

Peter Obi having came third in the polls threatened to take legal action against the persons responsible for the leaked audio.

In a response to Obi’s comment on Thursday, April 6, the Gazette’s Deputy Managing Editor, Boladale Adekoya, said the newspaper stands by its publication.

According to him, the news portal is bent on protecting its source at all cost. Adding that Obi’s leaked audio clip was sourced and properly authenticated before publication.

“The audio and the context surrounding it were properly sourced and authenticated in line with journalism best practices,” he said.

Adekoya, who stressed that The Gazette was prepared to go to any length to protect the source of the clip, said, “Finally, we maintain in no uncertain terms that we will uphold the principle of source protection to any length.”