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Peter Obi Is Focused On Reclaiming ”Stolen Mandate” – LP

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1 year ago

Oct 10, 2023.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Labour Party has said its presidential candidate, Peter Obi can’t be distracted by the idea of working with President Bola Tinubu administration in the guise of ‘national unity.

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The party, through its spokesperson, said Obi can’t be distracted by such a notion as he is presently focused on reclaiming his ‘stolen mandate’ from the Supreme court.

The party made known its stance on the matter in two separate interviews with the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh and the National Legal Adviser of LP, Kehinde Edun.

This is coming after the former Anambra State governor had shaded the president on Arise TV’s ‘Morning Show’ following the controversy surrounding his academic records at Chicago State University before his party’s open declaration.

Obi said that any leader with questionable character can’t be trusted with national issues and affairs of the nation.

He said, “We are at the point where we are challenging the process and that has to come to a logical end before any other thing. These are parts of what makes a nation. The processes through which people assume office are far more than what they do thereafter. It is important that people come in through the right door and not just jump in through the window and keep saying ‘Let’s move on.’

“The issue of qualification is the issue of leaders making statements and doing things that are honest and truthful. This is an issue of honour and integrity.

“If you look at what is happening in Nigeria today, there are so many issues of certificates, age, and all sorts of one falsification or the other with the leaders. There is no way people can do this and be able to do the right thing. That means they are living a falsified life.”

On the other note, the LP also admonished the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, not to drag the LP candidate into his feud with the president.

This is in reaction to a call by Atiku, for Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to join his fight in exposing the alleged fake certificate scandal of the persident.

This is coming after speculations from some people who predicted the possibility of Obi prefering to work with Tinubu than team up with his former PDP ally, Atiku.

But the national legal adviser of LP insisted that such a figment of imagination can never come to reality, reiterating that Obi has already made his stance known.

He said, “I think Obi has something he is pursuing, especially when we are sure we won the election. So it will be out of place for us to now say we want to work with this government. As far as LP is concerned, we are waiting for the Supreme Court to set aside the decision of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that will pronounce Obi as the winner. That’s what we are waiting for.

“This is why we cannot be talking about Obi, somebody who is the owner of the mandate, working with somebody who is a pretender to the office. Until we see to the end of this case at the Supreme Court, it is not over.”

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“We are still in the process of reclaiming our stolen mandate through our appeal at the Supreme Court. There is no way our candidate can be seen working for this government. For now, he is focused on the appeal at the apex,” he said.

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