“Declare Abia, Enugu Results Immediately,” Peter Obi Urges INEC

• The national leadership of the Labour Party is not happy about the suspension of the election results in Abia and Enugu states
• In a fresh statement, LP's flagbearer, Peter Obi, instructed INEC to immediately release the election results of the two southeast states
• The former presidential hopeful maintained that the ongoing delay of the state's results would affect the commission’s intent and credibility

A report by Daily Trust has it that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has frowned at what he described as the continuous delay in releasing the governorship results of Abia and Enugu states.

In a statement issued and signed on Tuesday, March 21, Obi charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the results immediately.

Obi reacts to election results suspension in Abia and Enugu states

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Legit.ng reported earlier that INEC suspended the collation of results in Abia over violence and the invasion of one of its offices in Abia.

But Obi said the further delay in announcing the results would delay the commission’s intent and credibility

Obi tasks INEC

Obi urged the commission to fast-track the review and quench the anxiety of Nigerians, particularly citizens of the two states.

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In another development, Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, has formally submitted a petition to the Presidential Election Tribunal challenging the process leading to the outcome of the Saturday, February 25 presidential election.

This was disclosed on Tuesday, March 21, by the chief spokesman of the Obi-Datti presidential campaign council, Yunusa Tanko.

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Tanko said:

“It is official the Labor Party Presidential candidate Peter OBI has filed his petition to the presidential elections tribunal in Abuja. The process of reclaiming the people’s mandate has started.”

"It's my turn to be Senate President," Orji Kalu makes bold statement

Orji Kalu, the Abia north senator-elect and current chief whip of the 9th senate, has said it is his turn to be senate president.

While deploying the phrase "Emi Lokan" associated with Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, ahead of the February 25 presidential election, the former governor of Abia state made the claim.

Source: Legit.ng