2023 Election: Obi Opens Up on Motive Towards Tinubu After Loss at Presidential Polls
- Peter Obi has revealed he has a problem with the electoral process of INEC during the presidential polls
- In an interview on Arise TV on Monday, March 13, he said he is only in court for that reason
- He said he has nothing against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, noting that he has the utmost respect for the ex-Lagos state governor
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Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) presidential bannerman at the just-concluded presidential polls, has revealed his true motive towards his counterpart and President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, Obi, during an interview on a live telecast on Monday, March 13, disclosed that he has nothing against his rival Tinubu.
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He, however, noted that he had a problem with the electoral process of the presidential polls conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Obi said:
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“I have no issues with Tinubu. He is somebody I have so much respect for as a brother and regard as a father.
“I am only challenging the process through which INEC declared him as the President-elect. I have no issues with his declaration as the President-elect.”
The ex-Anambra state governor urged INEC to help protect the image of Nigeria in the international community by rising to the occasion to salvage Nigeria from its ruins.
He said:
“We are committed to a new Nigeria. We must do everything that is right.
“We need to build strong democratic institutions that will teach people what their job requires and what government is all about.”
LP Threatens to 'Occupy INEC' Over Disobedience of Court Orders on Election Materials Inspection
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been threatened with a protest over its failure to obey court orders.
The threat was issued to INEC by the special adviser of the Labour party on public affairs, Kachi Ononuju.
According to the party, its members may have to hit the streets to tell judges and the world of INEC's alleged illegality.
Peter Obi Reacts to Claims That Tinubu's Victory Is God's Will for Nigerians
In another development, the emergence of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria's president-elect is not the will of God, Peter Obi of the Labour Party has said.
The flagbearer of the Labour Party made this claim during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, March 13.
Obi urged Nigerian politicians and the elite class to quit using the name of God while trying to carry out their illegalities against the citizens.
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