Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has denied reports that he travelled to Rome to meet President Bola Tinubu regarding an alleged ₦225 billion debt linked to Fidelity Bank.

In a statement released on Thursday, Obi described the report as part of a blackmail campaign aimed at tarnishing his reputation.

Recent media reports claimed that Obi met secretly with Tinubu in Rome to seek intervention in a purported financial scandal involving Fidelity Bank, where Obi once served as a board member.

However, the former Governor of Anambra State categorically denied ever requesting or holding a private meeting with the president concerning any bank matter.

Obi also addressed misconceptions about his relationship with Fidelity Bank, stating that he does not own the bank.