Just In: Peter Obi Speaks After Losing Presidential Poll
Afimag.com –
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Gregory Obi, has said that the declaration of a winner in the just-concluded presidential election would unfold his next line of action.
Obi, who stated this in a press conference in Abuja, on March 02, 2023, said the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, was not the end.
Obi said he would take up constitutional and mild approach to correct the abnormalities allegedly exhibited by the independent national electoral commission (INEC) during the election.
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“We will explore all the legal and peaceful means to reclaim our mandate. We won the election. Datti and I are committed to the mandate of Nigerians.”
When asked on how the poll was contrived, Obi said he doesn’t want to answer questions on his way to the court, alleging that most of its members were prevented from exercising their franchise through varied means across the country, but were more discerning in its strongholds.
Recall that the Labour Party, People’s Democratic Party and a few others faulted the process of collating the Presidential and National Assembly Elections results by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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Also, the National Secretary of LP, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, earlier, said while the party made inroads with high votes in most parts of Northern Nigeria, LP members were deliberately prevented from voting, chased away violently from polling units, or had ballot papers and boxes destroyed and burnt in others.
He cited Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Kano, Yobe and Edo states among places where such acts were rampantly perpetrated in violation of the electoral act 2022 as amended.
“The delay by INEC to upload and announce results, especially where Labour Party, is already known to have taken lead, is also worrisome and we feel it is deliberate to anger our party and our supporters” he said.
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LP called on INEC to checkmate and call its polling staff to order and also ensure punitive measures in line with the electoral Act 2022 as amended.
The Labour Party National Secretary assured that the party would definitely challenge the outcome and final result in court.
He however called on the party members and supporters to be calm, remain law abiding, but be encouraged with their efforts so far, and mobilise even more for the next round of elections, as the party takes steps to right the wrong meted out to her in the Saturday presidential and National Assembly Elections.