Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has reversed his prior statement that he would not dispute the outcome of the presidential election on February 25th, 2023.
Obi stated on Arise TV on Monday that he will only question the procedure that led to the announcement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the winner.
He said, “I’m not challenging who they declared.
“I’m not challenging whatever the outcome, I’m challenging the process (through) which they arrived at their declaration.
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“And unless we do that, we’re not going to stop the rascality we witnessed in that election.
“The process through which people come into the office is for me…far more fundamental than what they do thereafter. There is a process of doing things. There is a process of arriving at any destination. Like I said in my press conference if you’re going to answer ‘His Excellency’, the process of coming to that position must be excellent. If you’re going to be a Bishop, there’s a process of being a Bishop.”
In an unexpected twist, the former governor of Anambra State declared on Monday afternoon on his Twitter account that he is at the tribunal to contest both the process and the decision.
Obi stated in a tweet that he will contest both the voting process and the declaration itself:
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“Following my response to a question while appearing on Arise TV earlier today, I want to state categorically that at the Presidential Elections Tribunal (PET), I am challenging the INEC electoral process that led to the declaration of Tinubu as president-elect as well as the declaration itself.”
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