Presidential Election Tribunal: I have confidence in judiciary — Peter Obi
The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed faith in the judicial system and its ability to properly judge the presidential election petition.
He disclosed this today, during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily monitored by Lawyard.
Obi lost the February 25 election to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, who won with 8.8 million votes.
The former Anambra governor is contesting the result of the election, insisting that he won. He also vowed to reclaim his ‘mandate’.
The former Anambra governor asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal for permission to inspect election materials deployed for the presidential election, including the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
Speaking on the development, Obi said he has confidence in the judiciary and has no reason to doubt the integrity of the judges.
He described the Nigerian judiciary as one of the finest in the world, noting that politicians are attempting to taint it with corruption.
Obi said the legal sector can see that the country is “collapsing” and that “they know they have to help to build a better place for their children.”
“I am confident in the judiciary. I am because I had stayed in court for three years when people said you couldn’t become a governor through the court and I became the first. Remember, I was impeached, and again, the court brought me back.
“And I went for an interpretation where I said my tenure is incomplete. People said it was impossible because somebody else had been elected, but I changed it. So having gone through several courts, I have not had any course to doubt the court.
“I believe Nigeria has one of the best judiciaries globally, but it is we, politicians, because of our transactional nature, that is trying to ensure that everywhere is corrupted and that I wish can start reversing, even with this case.
“They see globally what is happening. Africans are surprised that the giant of Africa can no longer deliver. Even Ghana will soon have elections and they will do all without the BVAS, and it will go smoothly,” he said.
