Indication emerged, Monday, November 6, 2023, that the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi may contest the 2027 presidential election.
This development followed the throwing out of his petition challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All-Progressives Congress by the Supreme Court a few days ago.
Obi, speaking at a press conference in Abuja, where he criticized the Supreme Court for affirming President Bola Tinubu’s election applauded the Nigerian youths for their support during the 2023 presidential election.
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Obi noted that the Supreme Court’s judgment broke the confidence Nigerians have in the judiciary.
According to Obi, the judgment marks the end of his search for justice over the conduct of the 2023 presidential election.
“Without equivocation, this judgment amounts to a total breach of the confidence the Nigerian people have in our judiciary. To that extent, it is a show of unreasonable force against the very Nigerian people from whom the power of the Constitution derives”.
“This Supreme Court ruling may represent the state of the law in 2023 but not the present demand for substantive justice. The judgment mixed principles and precepts. Indeed, the rationale and premise of the Supreme Court judgment, have become clearer in the light of the deep revealing and troubling valedictory remarks by Hon. Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad, (JSC) on Friday 27th October 2023.”
Despite the Supreme Court verdict, Obi told his supporters that the quest for a new Nigeria has not ended.
“Where the value and import of the recent Supreme Court ruling ends is where our commitment to a New Nigeria begins. Our mission and mandate remain unchanged. From the very onset, our mission has been more about enthroning a new Nigeria,” the LP presidential candidate added.
“It is a new nation where things work, where the country is led from its present waste and consumption orientation to a production-driven economy. Our commitment is to a nation anchored on the principles of prudent management of resources to quickly pull millions out of multidimensional poverty, ensuring transparency and accountability in the equitable distribution of opportunities, resources, and privileges.
“In the new Nigeria, we aim to address all unmet needs by showing compassion for all those left behind by the present system.”
