For the first time after presidential election, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, addressed the public saying he won the election and has decided to approach the court to claim his mandate.
Obi stated this at a world press conference on Thursday in Abuja.
Just before he began the press briefing, Peter Obi asked that a minute silence be observed for those who lost their lives during the election on Saturday.
Obi said he and his party is convinced the party win the election and is ready to explore the legal option.
“We will explore all legal and peaceful option to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians,” he said
“I am challenging the process. This is very unfair. It is the least expected of Nigeria,” he said.
Labour Party won the election and I will prove it,” Obi vowed.
He added, “I will challenge this rascality for the future of the country”.
The former Anambra state governor “the court exists for this and they have asked me to go to court and I will be going to court”
Obi was flanked by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure; as well as the director general of Obi’s presidential campaign, Akin Osuntokun.
He also said himself and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed remain committed to a new Nigeria.
Obi thanked his youthful followers known as ‘Obidients’, urging them not to be deterred by the outcome of the polls.
“We will work for that new Nigeria that is possible,”.Datti and I remain committed to that new Nigeria.”
Obi assured youths in the country that he is not going away but will stay and work for a new Nigeria.
He said the poll did not meet the minimum standard for a free and fair election, adding that the poll will go down as the most controversial election conducted in Nigeria.
