LP explains Obi can’t work with an admin he is fighting in court
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Peter Obi cannot work with Bola Tinubu’s administration because it lacks integrity as the President has not been making statements and doing things that are honest and truthful, says the Labour Party (LP).
Besides, the LP stressed, Obi cannot work with Tinubu as he is still at the Supreme Court to reclaim his “stolen” presidential “mandate” from the interloper.
The clarification came in interviews with LP National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh and National Legal Adviser Kehinde Edun.
And it came seven days after Obi took a swipe at Tinubu on the ‘Morning Show’ programme on Arise News over his academic records at Chicago State University (CSU), saying anyone who falsifies his credentials or age cannot be trusted to do the right thing and is unfit to lead the people.
“We are at the point where we are challenging the process and that has to come to a logical end before any other thing. These are parts of what makes a nation,” Obi insisted.
“The processes through which people assume office are far more than what they do thereafter. It is important that people come in through the right door and not just jump in through the window and keep saying ‘Let’s move on.’
“The issue of qualification is the issue of leaders making statements and doing things that are honest and truthful. This is an issue of honour and integrity.
“If you look at what is happening in Nigeria today, there are so many issues of certificates, age, and all sorts of one falsification or the other with the leaders. There is no way people can do this and be able to do the right thing. That means they are living a falsified life.”
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Obi rejects Atiku’s offer to join hands with him to fight Tinubu
A few days after Obi’s scathing remark, his party also admonished Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar not to drag him into his feud with Tinubu.
The LP was reacting to a call by Atiku for Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to join his crusade exposing Tinubu’s alleged dirty secrets.
The reaction of LP was seen by some people as signalling Obi might work with Tinubu rather than team up with his former PDP ally, Atiku.
But Edun, LP National Legal Adviser, insisted that cannot happen, reiterating Obi has already made his stand known, per reporting by The PUNCH.
“I think Obi has something he is pursuing, especially when we are sure we won the election. So it will be out of place for us to now say we want to work with this government,” Edun said.
“As far as LP is concerned, we are waiting for the Supreme Court to set aside the decision of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that will pronounce Obi as the winner. That’s what we are waiting for.
“This is why we cannot be talking about Obi, somebody who is the owner of the mandate, working with somebody who is a pretender to the office. Until we see to the end of this case at the Supreme Court, it is not over.”
Ifoh, LP National Publicity Secretary, also reiterated Obi cannot be distracted from focusing on reclaiming his “stolen mandate” through the Supreme Court.
“We are still in the process of reclaiming our stolen mandate through our appeal at the Supreme Court. There is no way our candidate can be seen working for this government. For now, he is focused on the appeal at the apex court,” he said.
