2023: NRM Drags Peter Obi to Court Over Alleged Dual Citizenship
- Peter Obi has been dragged by a group which claimed the Labour Party presidential candidate is a US citizen
- INEC and the Labour Party are joined in the suit filed at a Federal High Court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja
- In October 2022, the Mayor of Dallas conferred a honourary citizenship on Obi for his exemplary leadership qualities
FCT, Abuja - The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has dragged the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to court over alleged possession of dual citizenship.
In a disqualification suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1842/2022 at the Federal High Court, the plaintiff accused Obi of acquiring citizenship of Dallas in Texas, United States of America in contravention of sections 1 and 137 of Nigeria’s Constitution.
Source: Twitter
The Punch newspaper reports that the defendants in the suit are INEC, Peter Obi and Labour Party as 1st to 3rd defendants, respectively.
The plaintiff is praying the court for an order to disqualify Obi from the presidential race on the ground of breach of the 1999 Constitution.
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The NRM also asked for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing, dealing or affording Obi any right or privilege to stand for the presidential election.
To establish its case, the party presented a picture and video recording of the presentation of the citizenship certificate to Obi.
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo berated the plaintiff for failure to serve the originating summons on the defendants and thereafter fixed Friday, February 10 for mention of the suit.
Ekwo threatened to strike out the case if the plaintiff failed to serve the court process on the defendant before the adjourned date.
In a 14-paragraph affidavit in support of the suit, Obi was said to have voluntarily acquired Dallas citizenship and the certificate of citizenship presented to him by the Mayor of Dallas, Mr Eric Johnson.
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Meanwhile, Obi has said Nigeria is too fragile to handover to a sick person in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.
The Labour Party presidential candidate made the declaration while speaking at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka recently.
He advised Nigerians to be wary of who they vote for in the forthcoming polls, because of what is at stake.
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On his part, the national chairman of LP, Julius Abure, has declared that only Obi can rescue Nigeria from its current state of crisis.
Abure made the comment in Akure, Ondo state, during a meeting with all campaign groups working for the victory of Obi.
He said the All Progressives Congress-led government has battered the economy of the country, hence the need to vote the party out in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.
Source: Legit.ng
