Afrigather The presidential candidate of the Labour Get together within the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, says the All Progressives Congress, APC, would have succeeded in its agenda to maneuver Nigeria ahead if it had chosen Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as its candidate.
Obi made this assertion whereas exchanging pleasantries with some company on the 63rd beginning anniversary of Dele Momodu in London right this moment.
The previous Anambra State governor in a viral video stated he had earlier challenged the management of APC that in the event that they needed Nigeria to work as a progressive nation, they need to have simply given Osinbajo the get together’s presidential ticket.
Obi is determined to see Nigeria work
Within the video, Obi stated, “I’m determined to see Nigeria working, I can’t cover it. I even confronted them in order for you it, why didn’t you deliver Osinbajo in order that we are able to have individuals who need to work for the nation? Nigeria wants a wholesome particular person and somebody like him working 24 hours. Let’s have the place working for everybody.”
Obi is difficult the victory of APC’s Bola Tinubu as introduced by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee. Obi, who got here third within the twenty fifth of February election, filed his petition to problem the end result of the ballot on the Presidential Election Petition Court docket in Abuja round midnight on Tuesday, twenty first of March, 2023.
Obi’s petition on the tribunal
The Labour Get together candidate argues that the election was characterised by varied irregularities together with the non-qualification of Tinubu and his working mate, Kashim Shettima, to contest the election. Additionally, he claims that the election was carried out in substantial non-compliance with the supply of the regulation.
Following the resumption of the sitting right this moment, the court docket adjourned the pre-hearing of Obi’s petition towards Tinubu to the nineteenth of Could, 2023. The court docket headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned the listening to due to the failure of events within the petition to agree on paperwork amongst different reasons.
