The Labour Party (LP) has expressed dismay and trepidation over the dismissal of petitions by the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani.
According to Daily trust, The tribunal had ruled on the petition filed by the party and its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
The panel declared the petition filed against Vice President Kashim Shettima and President Bola Tinubu incompetent and dismissed it.
Obiora Ifoh, the LP’s national publicity secretary, reacted by claiming that justice had not been served and that the decision did not comply with the law or the will of the populace.
“Electoral robbery that occurred on February 25, 2023, was witnessed by Nigerians and denounced around the world, but the Tribunal, in its wisdom, refused to acknowledge the obvious.
Democracy is on the line, and we won’t give up until the people win.
We applaud the tenacity of our legal team for bravely disclosing the fury of our system. Ifoh remarked, “We can only cry for Nigeria’s democracy, but we won’t give up on Nigeria.
Daily trust report that, He stated that specifics of the party’s position would be disclosed following consultation with their solicitors and once the party had access to the Certified True Copy of the verdict.
Additionally, he urged all supporters of democracy to stay determined and upbeat because a new Nigeria is not impossible.
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