Our members sang new anthem at Obi’s town hall – Lagos NDC Chieftain
…challenges critics to produce complete video
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Ikeja Federal Constituency in Lagos State, Joseph Orukpe, has dismissed allegations that party members refused to sing the new national anthem during the Peter Obi town hall meeting in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Orukpe described the allegation as false and misleading, insisting that NDC members present at the event observed national protocols and duly sang the new national anthem.
He stated this in a video shared on the Nigeria Democratic Congress Lagos State’s X platform on Saturday.
Orukpe, who said he was physically present at the town hall meeting, accused elements of the ruling party of attempting to mislead Nigerians with what he described as a false account of the conduct of NDC members at the event.
“Let me state categorically: That claim is false, misleading and completely unsupported by the facts,” he said.
According to him, NDC members at the gathering sang the new national anthem, contrary to allegations circulating in some quarters.
He also criticised some media platforms for allegedly amplifying the claim by circulating selected footage of the event without publishing the complete video, which he said showed party members singing the national anthem.
The NDC candidate maintained that the full footage was available and challenged those making the allegations to release it for public scrutiny.
He urged Nigerians to reject what he described as propaganda and misinformation, stressing that political disagreements should not be used to distort facts or misrepresent events.
