The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi has reacted to the Supreme Court rulings on Presidential electoral matters.
Mr Peter Obi said that he was someone who has previously benefited from the rulings of the Supreme Court on electoral matters, and have, after a period of deep and sober reflection, decided to personally and formally accept the Supreme Court judgement.
He made this known at the World Press Conference held at the Labour Party campaign headquarters in Abuja.
The former Anambra State Governor said he would continue “to confront issues of national interest, I will speak forthrightly.”
He said his Obedient Movement was a political movement that stands for people oriented governance and would engage civil society groups and other opposition to ensure that the government in power was accountable to the people.
The Presidential Candidate also expressed concern over the Supreme Court’s apparent disregard for public opinion, suggesting that it has neglected its duty as both a court of law and policy.
He noted that 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,”
While responding to the verdict, Obi said, “Without equivocation, this judgment amounts to a breach of confidence Nigerians have in our judiciary. To that extent, it is a show of unreasonable force against the very Nigerian people from whom the power of the Nigerian citizens is drawn.”
The Supreme Court had in October, dismissed the appeal filled by the Labour Party and its Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, seeking to dismiss the decision of the Election Court that affirmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s elected president.
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