Obi also said the election is unconstitutional, legally untenable, and morally indefensible.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the decision of the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), to proceed with the conduct of Local Governments’ election in the state, saying it is rascality taken too far
He faulted the move on Sunday via a now viral post he shared on his official X handle.
According to the former Anambra governor, the conduct of the LG poll represents a double tragedy for the country’s democracy.
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Obi added that when a Sole Administrator illegally appointed conducts an election that should empower the people, it is not democracy but outright desecration of its very foundation.
He added that the action is unconstitutional, legally untenable, and morally indefensible.
Obi continued, “But the truth remains unshaken: illegality can never give birth to legitimacy. Any structure erected on a foundation of lawlessness is a danger to both the state and the people.
“Nigeria cannot afford to continue on this perilous path. We cannot pretend to practise democracy while silencing the will of the people – especially at the grassroots, where democracy matters most.”
