Labour Party Rejects PEPT’s Judgment, Says Nigerians Must Remain Hopeful

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO – The Labour Party (LP) has expressed dismay and misgivings over the dismissal of its petitions by the five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), insisting that justice has unfortunately not been served to the Nigerian people.

Accordingly, the Party has urged all lovers of democracy in the country to remain focused and hopeful because a new Nigeria is possible.

In ruling on the petition filed by the Labour Party and its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the led by Justice Haruna Tsammani-led Tribunal struck out the petition filed against President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, declaring it as incompetent and lacking in merit.

But reacting to the ruling, National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, said justice was not served and the Tribunal’s judgment did not reflect the totality of the law and the desire of the Nigerian people.

The Party’s Spokesperson stated thus; “Nigerians were witnesses to the electoral robbery that took place on February 25, 2023, which was globally condemned but the Tribunal in its wisdom refused to accept the obvious.

“What is at stake is democracy and we will not relent until the people’s will prevail. We salute the doggedness of our team of lawyers who fearlessly exposed the wrath in our system. We can only weep for democracy in Nigeria but we refuse to give up on Nigeria”.

Ifoh further said that details of the party’s position will be presented after consultation with their lawyers after the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment is made available to the party.

Urging the Party’s supporters to remain law abiding at all times, the National Publicity Secretary also challenged all lovers of democracy to stay “focused and hopeful because a new Nigeria is possible.”