Former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has told Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party to withdraw his petition against President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Nnamani implored Obi and his supporters to embrace the ebullience and conviviality of welcoming Tinubu’s victory to the Office of the President of the greatest black nation on earth.
According to Nnamani, it was time for all Nigerians to unite and work towards building a new nation. He was optimistic that with the support of Peter Obi and his supporters, the country would be able to move forward and overcome its challenges.
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Recall that Obi, the third-place candidate in the recent election filed a petition challenging the outcome of the poll.
Obi’s petition was filed at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, alleging that the election was marred by various irregularities, including the non-qualification of Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, to contest the election.
Obi stated that Tinubu failed to win the majority of the lawful votes cast in the election.
Furthermore, Tinubu was unable to secure one-quarter of the legal votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
In a recent statement, Nnamani made it clear that Obi’s attempts to petition the Presidential election were nothing more than “bad belle, petulance and demarketing.”
Nnamani stated that Obi was aware of his lack of national appeal and spread, and as such, cannot win the election.
Nnamani claimed Obi’s campaign has not gained the traction needed to win the election.
He said:
“His Petition is dead on arrival. He does not have the spread or national appeal. His appeal to non-electoral matters is to demarket the President-elect and besmirch his reputation.
“His petition is ego-driven, a joke carried too far. His attempt to highlight non-electoral issues is trying to embarrass the President-elect.
“Obi needs to come down from his high horse to allow sedate minds to negotiate on behalf of the Igbo and South East for a safe landing to include our stake in the national Palavar and Share of the accruals of the commonwealth.
“We must join the mainstream and participate in making a new Nigeria. We are not going anywhere. We de kampe and ready to bargain for our own share. It is common knowledge that others are doing the same.
“Igbo has to confront reality now or be consigned to the backwoods of history. Time to align is now.”
