Obi laments court battle in Abuja prevents cross country gov campaign
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Peter Obi has expressed discomfort with his inability to campaign in person for Labour Party (LP) governorship candidates from Kano to Lagos and Calabar because of his court fight to retrieve his stolen presidential mandate.
Obi explained he needs to be in the Appeal Court over the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the LP inspect electoral materials used in the presidential ballot.
“I am supposed to commence our whistle-stop campaign for our various Labour Party Governorship and State Assembly Candidates today. Initially, my trip was to take me to Nasarawa, Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Plateau, Borno, etc.,” he explained in a series of tweets, as reported by Daily Post.
“However, following INEC’s refusal to allow our party to inspect the materials (including BVAS) from the 25th February presidential elections, I am personally heading to the court today with our lawyers.”
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Deference to the rule of law
“As we pursue due process and defer to the rule of law, I urge all the Obidients in the various states to continue campaigning for our candidates, namely, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in Lagos, Chijioke Edeoga in Enugu, Patrick Dakum in Plateau, Alex Otti in Abia, Ken Pela in Delta, Ibrahim Mshelia in Borno, to name just a few.
“It is also imperative that Obidients vote for candidates with Competence, Character, Capacity, and Compassion. I remain committed and will give more attention to our mission of retrieving our mandate. A new Nigeria is possible!”