Peter Obi, the party’s candidate in the most recent presidential election, will reclaim his mandate, according to Stephen Osemwegie, a leader of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Obi is contesting Bola Tinubu’s designation as the victor of the presidential election that was held on February 25.
In order to reclaim his allegedly stolen election, the former governor of Anambra State went to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. But last week, the tribunal dismissed all of the appeals filed by Obi and the Labour Party and affirmed Tinubu’s victory as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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However, Osemwegie asserted that the legal dispute between Obi and Tinubu has not yet been resolved in response to the contentious decision made by the Tribunal.
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for governor in the Edo 2024 election claimed that while the tribunal’s decision had dashed Nigerians’ hopes, it did not accurately reflect the country’s constitution.
“I’m dismayed by the PEPT’s judgment as it amounts to a total abdication of power to the executive arm of government in a manner indicative of state capture, and does not reflect the independence of the judiciary as envisaged by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is a slap on us as a nation that prides itself as the “Giant of Africa”.
“This aberration should be strongly condemned in its entirety. I believe it is an attempt to legitimize the imposed presidency of Bola Tinubu; dash the hope of the ordinary and long-suffering Nigerians for a new nation anchored on the principles of justice, equity and fairness; and grossly undermine the moral and ethical standards of the larger society,” Vanguard quoted the governorship aspirant as saying in a publication on Wednesday.
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However, when discussing his ambition, Osemwegie pledged to turn Edo into Nigeria’s industrial centre if elected the following year. The politician made a comparison between Edo and New Jersey when discussing the sources of funding for his proposed initiatives for the State.
He said: “Edo approximately covers an area of 19,000 sq km, same as New Jersey USA. Edo population is approximately 4.5 million, while New Jersey is approximately 9 million people (double the population of Edo State). The current annual budget of Edo is 360 billion naira (approximately 0.4 billion US dollars) while New Jersey’s annual budget is at a whopping 54 billion US dollars.”
“There is no money to develop and industrialise Edo based on its paltry resources, therefore new funding must come from the diaspora in the form of investment bonds which will be sold to Edo indigenes in Diaspora”.
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