Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 presidential election, has described the allegation that he bribed Rufai Oseni, a Nigerian television presenter as malicious and cheap blackmail. A former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri had alleged that Peter Obi funded the funeral of Mr Oseni's father by giving him money in cash or via electronic means.