Presidential Poll: Flawed Process On Trial, Not Outcome – Obi
- Says there is no personal issue with Tinubu
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections, Peter Obi, says he is challenging the defective process that led to the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the poll and President-elect.
Maintaining that he has no grudges with Tinubu, the LP flag bearer said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaration concerning the 2023 presidential election is not the point of his contestation.
Speaking on Arise TV interview on Monday, Obi said: “I have no issues with Tinubu. He is somebody I have so much respect for as a brother and regard as a father.
“I am only challenging the process through which INEC declared him as the President-elect. I have no issues with his declaration as the President-elect.”
The former Anambra State, who appealed to the electoral umpire not to shy away from its responsibility of helping Nigeria build a viable democracy and global image, said; “We are committed to a new Nigeria. We must do everything that is right.
“We need to build strong democratic institutions that will teach people what their job requires and what government is all about”.
