The leadership of the Labour Party has vehemently rejected the verdict handed down by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Wednesday.
This decision came shortly after the tribunal, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, dismissed the petitions filed by LP lawyers, characterizing them as mere rhetoric.
The petitioners had put forth several claims, including challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the election winner due to his failure to secure 25 per cent of the vote in the FCT, questioning Tinubu’s eligibility to run following a forfeiture in the United States, and alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission failed to transmit election results to its viewer platform, among other grievances.
In response, the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, released a statement in Abuja, adamantly expressing the party’s refusal to accept the tribunal’s judgment.
He called for calm among their supporters and hinted at consultations with their legal team to determine the party’s next course of action.
Ifoh stated, “The Labour Party watched with profound disappointment the dismissal of our petitions by the five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani.
We wholeheartedly reject the entire judgment, asserting that it failed to deliver justice and did not align with the law or the people’s wishes.
Nigerians bore witness to the electoral irregularities on February 25, 2023, which received international condemnation. Regrettably, the Tribunal did not acknowledge these concerns.
What’s at stake here is democracy, and we will persist until the will of the people prevails.
We applaud the unwavering dedication of our legal team, who fearlessly exposed the flaws in our system. While we mourn for the state of democracy in Nigeria, we refuse to abandon our commitment to the nation.
We will provide further details of our party’s stance following consultations with our lawyers after obtaining the Certified True Copy of the judgment.
We urge all democracy enthusiasts to remain resolute and optimistic because a renewed Nigeria remains attainable.”
