The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has come under fire from APC chieftain Chief Ibrahim Emokpaire for his protests against the results of the 2023 presidential election. He said that because Peter Obi received only 25% of the vote in 16 states, it is challenging to declare him the election’s victor.
He went on to say that even Atiku, the runner-up, had only received 25% of the vote in 21 of the federation’s states. As he believed that INEC would not have declared Obi or Atiku the winners of the election because they did not receive the necessary number of votes, he contested the legitimacy argument made by the candidates running against President Bola Tinubu.
He said in an interview with The Nation, ”It is quite unfortunate that in this part of the world, we have bad losers, people usually embark on a propaganda of illegitimacy after losing elections. How can a person who could only garner 25 percent in 16 states be crying wolf? Even Atiku who came second was only able to garner 25 percent in 21 states. You tell me how on earth can you make such people President? On what grounds are they expecting to be declared President by INEC.”
