The Labour Party has rejected the judgement delivered by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petitions filed by LP and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi against Bola Tinubu.
The party and Obi had challenged the declaration of Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as winnnet of the February 25 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani dismissed the petitions for lacking merit.
Reacting to the judgment, the LP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh noted that “justice was not served and it did not reflect the law and the desire of the people.”
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It read in full;
“The Labour Party watched with dismay and trepidation the dismissal of petitions by the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani today and we reject the outcome of the judgment in its entirety because justice was not served and it did not reflect the law and the desire of the people.
“Nigerians were witnesses to the electoral robbery that took place on February 25, 2023, which was globally condemned but the Tribunal in its wisdom refused to accept the obvious.
“What is at stake is democracy and we will not relent until the will of the people prevail. We salute the doggedness of our team of lawyers who fearlessly exposed the wrath in our system. We can only weep for democracy in Nigeria but we refuse to give up on Nigeria.
“Details of the party’s position will be presented after consultation with our lawyers after the Certified True Copy of the
“We urge all lovers of democracy to remain focused and hopeful because a new Nigeria is possible.”
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