The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi , has vowed to challenge the outcome of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election in court .
Addressing the media in Abuja, on Thursday, Mr Obi, who was flanked by the National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure, and the Director General of his campaign, Akin Osuntokun, claimed that Nigerians were robbed in the 2023 general elections.
According to Mr. Obi, the will of the people had been suppressed. He vowed to explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim his mandate.
“We will explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians. We were asked to go to the court. Is that not what they said? So let’s go there,” He stated.
Meanwhile, Mr.Obi has asked his supporters to remain calm and peaceful, urging them to go out and vote in the forthcoming gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
The 2023 presidential election was won by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, having polled the majority votes of 8,794,726.
PDP’s Atiku Abubakar polled 6,984,520, with Mr Obi placing third with 6,101,533 votes, the INEC Chairman declared.
Altogether, 18 candidates contested the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.
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