Supreme Court’s Judgement Contradicted Overwhelming Evidence Of Election Rigging – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party at the February 25 general elections, Peter Obi has come out to explain his absence at the Supreme Court.

He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, he was unable to attend due to a pre-arranged international commitment he had at the time, so he has to react after a period of deep and sober reflection.

Peter Obi added that it was very sad to see how the Supreme Court’s decision contradicted the overwhelming evidence of election rigging.

His words, “About a fortnight ago, I was traveling abroad on a prior scheduled engagement when I received the notice that the Supreme Court would give judgment on 26th October 2023 on our challenge to the ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Court. That judgment has since been delivered as scheduled.

The leadership of the Labour Party has already pronounced its position on the judgment. As someone who has previously benefited from the rulings of the Supreme Court on electoral matters, I have, after a period of deep and sober reflection, decided to personally and formally react to the recent judgment as most Nigerians have. Because we are confronted with very weighty issues of national interest, I will speak forthrightly.

It is, therefore, with great dismay that I observe that the Court’s decision contradicts the overwhelming evidence of election rigging, false claim of a technical glitch, substantial non-compliance with rules set by INEC itself as well as matters of perjury, identity theft, and forgery that have been brought to light in the course of this election matter. These were hefty allegations that should not to be treated with levity.

More appalling, the Supreme Court judgment willfully condoned breaches of the Constitution relative to established qualifications and parameters for candidates in presidential elections. With this counter-intuitive judgment, the Supreme Court has transferred a heavy moral burden from the courtrooms to our national conscience. Our young democracy is ultimately the main victim and casualty of the courtroom drama.”