APC Speaks on Tinubu’s Election Victory, Sends Powerful Message to Foreign Media

• The ruling All Progressives Congress is not yet done with commenting on the election victory of Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 poll
• The APC representatives led by Festus Keyamo told foreign media in London that Tinubu won the poll contrary to claims by opposition PDP and Labour Party
• They said having gone to court to challenge the result, the opposition parties should desist from spreading false tales

Representatives of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, April 12, addressed the February 25 presidential election victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The APC team, led by Festus Keyamo, the chief spokesperson of the Tinubu campaign and minister of state for labour, told the international media that the party's candidate won the February 25 polls contrary to the claims of opposition parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Vanguard reported.

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APC insists Tinubu won the presidential poll

In a statement, Keyamo and members of his team said that the 2023 polls were free and fair and that President Muhammadu Buhari's administration ensured a level playing via no interference, The Cable added.

According to them, the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) did not fail on election day as alleged by the opposition but recorded 88 per cent success.

The team further noted that the opposition parties accepted the results of senatorial and House of Representatives elections held on the same day, which they won but chose to kick against that of the presidential they lost.

Another party files petition against Tinubu, releases list of 11 states where election was allegedly rigged

Another political party, Action Peoples Party (APP), filed a petition against the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 presidential election.

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The APP accused Tinubu of manipulating the poll to emerge the winner.

Legit.ng gathered that the APP's petition is the fifth to be filed by various political parties and their presidential candidates at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to challenge Tinubu’s victory.

2023 presidency: Labour Party chieftain Ozigbo reveals why Peter Obi is challenging Tinubu's victory in court

In another report, a chieftain of the Labour Party, Valentine Chineto Ozigbo, said the reason the party's presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, is in court is to reclaim the mandate freely given to him by the Nigerian people.

Legit.ng's regional reporter in Anambra, Mokwugwo Solomon, reports that Ozigbo made the assertion while addressing newsmen at the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Cathedral, Onitsha, on Thursday, April 6, on the occasion of the annual Cathedraticum celebration of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha.

Source: Legit.ng