By David Kabiyesi
Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi says he no longer has confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the rigging that characterized Feb 25 presidential elections.
Speaking on Channel Tv on Thursday, Obi maintained that Labour Party’s only hope of getting justice now lies with the judiciary.
They, the Justices, desire a better Nigeria for themselves and their children and that can only come through doing the right thing and telling the people the truth in any situation.
“For me, I have no cause to doubt the courts. It’s we the politicians that are bent on corrupting every aspect of our national life.” Obi, however, berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to transmit the results of the presidential election in real-time via its portal, saying the conduct of the exercise has downgraded the country.
“We have seen probably what I consider the worst election in our recent history because of the Electoral Law of 2022, which gave so much hope and the huge expenditure we put into technology,” the former Anambra State governor said.
“All these happened despite the humungous amount budgeted for the election. Do you know what it means to spend over $1 billion? So, there was so much that was promised and then we went back to what it used to be. For me, that is very devastating.” Obi reiterated his earlier position that what INEC declared is false, pointing out that he’s challenging the process and the declaration.
“My trust in INEC has evaporated with what they did on February 25, setting out a rule for the election and abandoning it in the middle of the game.” he said.