The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said the Supreme Court judgement that affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory contradicted the “overwhelming evidence of rigging and false claims of technical glitch” among others presented before the court.
“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,” Mr Obi said.
Setting legal issues aside, he emphasised that the Supreme Court exhibited a disturbing aversion to public opinion just as it abandoned its responsibility as a court of law and policy.Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, described the allegations struck out by the court as “hefty allegations” that should not be treated with levity.
“This Supreme Court ruling may represent the state of the law in 2023 but not the present demand for substantive justice,” he further noted. “After all, sovereignty belongs to the people! If only for historical purposes, it behoves us to place our disagreement with and deep reservations about this judgment on public record,” he said.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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