"We Have Enough Evidence to Recover Peter Obi’s Stolen Mandate": Top Labour Party Senator-elect Boasts
- Senator Victor Umeh has said that the Labour Party has enough evidence to pursue the court case against INEC and Bola Tinubu of the APC
- The lawmaker-elect said the party and Peter Obi are ready to recover the mandate of the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate
- According to Umeh, Obi got over two million votes in Rivers state alone but was short-changed
The Senator-elect for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, has promised full involvement in the election petition of the presumed winner of the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, of the Labour Party (LP).
Umeh, who said that his joy of winning the February 25 poll would only be complete with Obi reclaiming his mandate in court, said the LP candidate got over two million votes in Rivers state but was short-changed.
Source: Twitter
Speaking to journalists yesterday in Awka, the Anambra state capital, Umeh, while thanking the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District for voting for him, enjoined them not to despair over the rigging of the presidential election, stating that Obi would reclaim his mandate, by the grace of God.
He revealed that Obi constitutionally won in at least 30 states as against INEC's claim of Obi winning in 12 states.
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Legit.ng's regional reporter in Anambra, Mokwugwo Solomon, also quoted Umeh as saying that over 38 senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have taken up Obi's election petition case pro bono.
He said:
“I thank Ndi Anambra Central for voting for me, and I’m happy that I won. I promise to continue doing the things I’m known for by speaking for our people and contributing to debates for the progress of Nigeria. But my joy is not complete because of Peter Obi.
"He won the election, but was rigged out. If the loser is announced instead of the winner, the land will be angry, and indeed, the land is angry."
Elluu P: Lone APC Reps-elect speaks on surviving Obidient movement in top southeast state
Benjamin Kalu has said he is happy he was not consumed by the Obidient movement, which swept the political arena during the February 25 National Assembly elections.
Kalu is the lone House of Representatives member-elect under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Abia state.
According to the returning lawmaker, he emerged victorious because members of his constituency wanted him.
INEC makes strong move as Peter Obi, Atiku head to court
The 2023 presidential election tribunal had earlier been urged to vary the inspection request granted to Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party.
The call was made to the tribunal by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday, March 4.
INEC said the commission would require to re-configure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System used for the presidential and National Assembly elections for the next round of elections.
Source: Legit.ng
