File: Peter Obi at a press conference
Mr. Peter Obi, candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, has asserted that he won the poll and he will explore all legal options to reclaim his mandate.
This is in tandem with the counsel of observers and the US State Department all of whom called the election flawed but advised that violence is not an option for redress. They urged aggrieved parties to seek legal means for remediation.
“We will explore all legal and peaceful option to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians,” Obi said at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja.
“I am challenging the process,” Obi said.
“This is very unfair. It is the least expected of Nigeria,” he said.
Obi observed a one-minute silence for all injured and deceased victims of the February 25 poll.
The conference was attended by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure; as well as the Director General of Obi’s presidential campaign, Akin Osuntokun.
Obi’s running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed had on Wednesday said that they will reclaim the mandate given to them by Nigerians.
Obi thanked his youthful followers known as ‘Obidients’, urging them not to be deterred by the outcome of the polls.
“We will work for that new Nigeria that is possible. Datti and I remain committed to that new Nigeria.”
Obi assured youths in the country that he is not going away but will stay and work for a new Nigeria.
He said the poll did not meet the minimum standard for a free and fair election, adding that the poll will go down as the most controversial election conducted in Nigeria.
Obi lamented that Nigeria cannot conduct election 63 years after independence.
