Yunusa Tanko, the spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, expressed deep disappointment with the Supreme Court’s response to the party’s numerous appeals.
The highest court in Abuja, on Thursday, rejected the petitions filed by LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the People’s Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu in the presidential election held on February 25.
In his reaction to the court’s decision, Tanko conveyed, “From our perspective, we presented our cases with overwhelming evidence, but the court chose to take a different stance and ignored our pleas. Their decision has been made.
As believers in democracy, we won’t take any other action but turn to the court of public opinion – the people of Nigeria.
They can evaluate this judgment in the context of their current circumstances and the credibility of the established leadership.”
Tanko further stated, “We will continue to adhere to the principles of democracy.
It’s important to remember that democracy allows people to voice their concerns if they believe they’ve been wronged. We have fulfilled our part, and we now leave this matter to the court of public opinion.”
He emphasized that the party had sought Tinubu’s disqualification due to their belief that he was ineligible to run for office.
Additionally, Tanko pointed out, “We also raised concerns regarding the interpretation of the 25% qualification for the Federal Capital Territory.
We questioned the adherence to electoral processes by INEC in accordance with the Electoral Act, but these issues were not addressed.”
Tanko concluded by indicating that Peter Obi would make announcements about his political future in the near future.
