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oyatz:
What Votes did Peter Obi's Legal Team say he received in the election?

There can't be a winner without actual votes, so if Peter Obi is to be declared winner, the legal team must suggest alternative results that showed he received more votes than other candidates but alas, his Lawyers never did anything close to that.

The Labour Party (LP) has reacted to a warning by President Bola Tinubu and his legal team to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PREPEC) sitting in Abuja.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Tinubu, through his counsel, allegedly told the Tribunal that nullifying the election that brought him to power on account of the 25 percent of lawful votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory could lead to chaos.

Reacting in a statement, the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said that the statement was unnecessary and could be construed as interference with the duties and responsibilities of the judiciary.

The party said that the law is the law and that if the constitution has stated that a presidential candidate must score at least 25 percent in the FCT before he can be declared, then anything short of that cannot remedy it.

The Labour Party also recalled a recent statement by the APC-led administration in which it warned that “the unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.”

The party said it sees this as a call on the APC’s “armies” to return to the “trenches” and unleash terror on its supporters.

The Labour Party said that if there were no “absurdity, chaos, and anarchy” when the APC forced its way into power, Nigeria would still witness peace when it is eventually evicted from power.

He said, “The Labour Party has taken note of the news making the round purportedly from the leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, where he allegedly warned the Presidential Election Petition Court (PREPEC), that interpreting the law as provided for in the constitution on the 25% of lawful votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, could “lead to absurdity, chaos, anarchy and alteration of the very intention of the legislature.”

“We are worried that the statement which formed part of his submissions and was contained in his final written address against the Labour Party’s petition pending at the PREPEC, and meant to be in the exclusive custody of the court was leaked to the media.

“We still do not know the reason behind this act of desperation, even when the matter is still pending in court. We will however be careful not to term the action as “Sub-judice”.

“Having said that, the Labour Party thinks that the statement was unnecessary since the matter is already before the court, and going ahead to pontificate on it could be construed as interference in the duties and responsibilities of the judiciary.

“The truth of the matter is that there are no sentiments when it comes to matters of law. The law is the law and once the law has stipulated the manner and how a matter must be carried out, it must follow that pattern.

“If the law has stated the requirement that a presidential candidate must meet before he can be declared, there is no shortcut to it.

“Therefore, if the constitution which is the ground norm of the law in Nigeria has stated clearly that you must score at least 25 percent in FCT before the president can be declared, anything short of that can not remedy it. “

“It is on this note that we request, that caution must be applied by the camp of the APC in its subtle but very clear pressure believed, is being mounted on the judiciary to see the developments from its lense.

“We insist that no amount of threat from the APC on the judges in the tribunal can change the processes and requirements that the law has put in place. It must be followed and that is the position of the Labour Party.

“We recall very clearly a mild but stern threat during the ‘Democracy Day’ Speech made by the APC-led administration where it stated emphatically that “It has become imperative to state here that the unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.”

“We noted then that the warning appeared threatening enough as it sounded more totalitarian but today we are confronted with a sterner approach to whipping the judiciary into a pathway, a development if allowed unchallenged will spell doom for the nation.

“We see in that statement a call on the armies of the APC to awaken to their sworn vow to return to the trenches just the way they unleashed terror on our supporters during the February election.

“The same thugs that perpetrated “absurdity, chaos, and anarchy” and who were used to alter the will of Nigerians are still very present and willing to do the will of their paymasters.

“Let me assure the APC and their leaders that if there were no “absurdity, chaos, and anarchy” when they forced their way into power, Nigeria will still witness peace when they are eventually evicted from power.”

Eriggs:
ur moniker fit u well, -1 sense.
Supporter of Peter Obi , the criminal, terrorist supporter and thief.

clearcrystal:
Dey play

Omo Nna to nso Yoruba
Amo iru yin

Buccalcavity2:
A statement was made by a lawyer in court to advance his course/argument.
How is that tantamount to a threat by a president? Illiteracy is really a disease! Obedients!

Amaze2233:
Nkpower has ended, know this and know peace.

garykoeman:
That will amount to anarchy and invitation to military coup.
There is no provision in the constitution for vaccum.

garykoeman:
Tinubu and Atiku votes were also surpressed in the South East.

tundein18:
Prove it

clearcrystal:
You be Okoro stop playing

tundein18:
Obi was rigged to 3rd

SwissMass:
Everyone cannot be people like you that submit their brains to a man that asked you to kill your fellow igbos for biafra

Tinubu To PEPT: Nullifying The Election Over 25% FCT Could Cause Anarchy, Chaos

https://www.nairaland.com/7766763/tinubu-pept-nullifying-election-over

duro4chang:
Go and have your head examined.

Karlman:
OP not just you!
You're talking about 80% of people that voted in the 2023 Presidential Election!

Nigeria is Doomed is not a curse but a statement of fact!

duro4chang:
Are you out of your mind?

duro4chang:
Mitcheew!

Is Nigeria Working?

Has Nigeria Ever Worked?

Will Nigeria Work?

Gossiphub:
Fool.

Since you know it all.

Why is FCT being attached with the states he purportedly got 25%? They should said 29 states out of the 37 states of the federation.

Mûmu wey no Sabi dawai.

Odibembem:
1. Massive relocation of Igbos and their businesses to the SE such that other regions would feel d impact. Lagos would be empty, Kano, Kaduna, Benin, Port Harcourt and Abuja would all be empty.

Zonefree:
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Like, one tractor for 27 local governments in Imo state

Before E go reach farmer for Aboh mbaise, the tractor don break down and the parts stolen.

Iamgrey5:
I don't like this type of palliatives. It's definitely going to end up in some people's pockets.

Jonathan tried it and it failed, Buhari tried it and it failed. Tinubu should not end up like those two.

We can't afford another looting bonanza in this country.

Palliatives should be inform

>A scheme to convert 1000 public taxis to CNG from petroleum engines at half the price across the federation and Making CNG readily available

>Create Industrial zones in the six geo political zone and encourage manufacturing of Agro products by giving tax holidays for a five year period for prospective investors.

>Grant Solar companies like SUNKING tax breaks and finance in other to reduce the cost of those solar kits for homes and small businesses (This takes care of generators to an extent)

> Funds to encourage state governments to procure big luxurious buses for cheap transportation.

> Increment in minimum wage.

> Tax reduction for manufacturing businesses already operating in Nigeria.

Those palliatives are not only very different from our regular approach but they also encourage production.

wolesmile:
So Tinubu stole your indomie in 2020?

helinues:
Dashed garri is better than promised Rice and chicken