Presidential Election: Ohanaeze Predicts What Will Happen to Tinubu if Tribunal Orders Rerun

Presidential Election: Ohanaeze Predicts What Will Happen to Tinubu if Tribunal Orders Rerun

  • The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said northern leadership and political leaders are dissatisfied with President Bola Tinubu
  • Ohanaeze said the North will likely work against Tinubu if the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) orders a rerun
  • The Igbo socio-cultural organization claimed that the north is afraid of "a feasible restructuring" in Nigeria

Enugu, Enugu state - A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said Nigeria's northern region will likely "work against" President Bola Tinubu if the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) orders a rerun.

In a statement on Sunday, September 3, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary General of the Chidi Ibeh-led Ohanaeze faction, claimed that northern political leaders are dissatisfied with the Tinubu administration.

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North will work against Tinubu if the tribunal orders a rerun, according to Ohanaeze. Photo credits: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar
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“North in shock with Tinubu’s Presidency": Ohanaeze

The group stated that the northern political elites were waiting patiently for the tribunal’s judgement to "unleash their plan."

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According to the Guardian newspaper, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation cautioned Tinubu of "the dangers ahead".

The news medium added that Ohanaeze said the recent coup waves in Niger Republic and Gabon are warnings over "the continuous declarations of fraudulent election results in Africa and bad governments".

The statement partly reads:

“Northern Nigeria is in shock with the way Tinubu’s Presidency is steering the ship of Nigeria’s state and the trepidation of feasible restructuring of the country, the appointment of a vibrant Southerner as Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister.
“Most importantly, key positions to the South West have thrown the North into confusion and premonition of the future.”

Election: Electoral dispute to be decided September

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that all eyes will be on the judiciary in September to deliver its final verdict at the penultimate stage of the much-talked-about presidential election petition tribunal.

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The ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), hopes to get a favourable judgement to retain Tinubu's place in Aso Villa.

How tribunal will end: Prophet Elijah

Legit.ng also reported that Prophet David Kingleo Elijah of the Glorious Mount of Possibility Church, in his prophetic message on YouTube on Monday, August 28, said Obi would later give up the struggle at the court for the sake of peace.

Obi, who came third in the election based on the results uploaded by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is challenging the poll's outcome in 21 states, including 11 states where he won.

Source: Legit.ng

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