Peter Obi to Break Silence on Supreme Court Verdict

ABUJA, (iexclusivenews) – Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has announced that he will address an international press conference on Monday, November 6, 2023, at 2 pm.

This will be his first official engagement with the media after his loss at the Supreme Court, which upheld the election of Bola Tinubu as the president of Nigeria.

The Supreme Court Judgement

On October 26, 2023, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Peter Obi, who challenged the victory of Bola Tinubu in the February 2023 presidential election.

The seven-man panel of justices, led by Justice Inyang Okoro unanimously affirmed that Tinubu was duly elected and that Obi’s appeal lacked merit.

According to the Supreme Court, the 2023 presidential election result was not affected by the delay in uploading the election results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The Supreme Court also concurred with the Court of Appeal that the Federal Capital Territory was not different from other states and that not getting 25% in the FCT did not change the outcome of the election.

Obi had filed his appeal on September 23, 2023, after the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had dismissed his petition for being incompetent and lacking in evidence.

Peter Obi had alleged that the election was marred by irregularities, violence, and manipulation of results.

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The Reaction of the LP

The National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, issued a statement on Monday, November 6, 2023, announcing that Obi will address a world press conference at his campaign headquarters.

The statement did not disclose the agenda of the press conference, but it is expected that Obi will speak on the outcome of the Supreme Court judgement and his next line of action.

The statement reads, “His Excellency Peter Obi will address a World Press Conference scheduled for 2 pm today at Campaign Headquarters.”

This is also coming less than a week after his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, addressed a similar press conference on the outcome of the Supreme Court judgement on the February 2023 presidential election.

Atiku had expressed his disappointment with the verdict and called for electoral reforms in the country.

The Implication of the Supreme Court Verdict

The Supreme Court verdict has put an end to the legal battle over the 2023 presidential election and confirmed Bola Tinubu as the legitimate president of Nigeria.

Tinubu, who is the former governor of Lagos State and the national leader of the APC, had defeated Obi and Atiku in the February 2023 poll with 15,191,847 votes to their 11,262,978 and 10,782,029 votes respectively.

Bola Tinubu, who was sworn in on May 29, 2023, has promised to deliver on his campaign promises of fighting corruption, improving security, and reviving the economy.

He has also pledged to work with all Nigerians, regardless of their political affiliations, to move the country forward.