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Peter Obi, Atiku Setting Themselves Up for Heartbreak By Going To Court To Stop Tinubu – SDP Presidential Candidate, Adebayo

Peter Obi, Atiku Setting Themselves Up for Heartbreak By Going To Court To Stop Tinubu – SDP Presidential Candidate, Adebayo
March 23, 2023

They both alleged that the election was characterised by various irregularities including the non-qualification of the APC candidate.

Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says those who filed petitions to challenge the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 25 February election are doing so to make their followers happy.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced Tinubu as the winner of the election after which it declared him ‘President-elect’.

However, both Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party had approached the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to challenge the result.

They both alleged that the election was characterised by various irregularities including the non-qualification of the APC candidate.

The duo in their different petitions also alleged that Tinubu failed to win the majority of the lawful votes cast in the election, and just as he could not secure one-quarter of the lawful votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

They alleged that the election was conducted in substantial non-compliance with the provision of the law.

Reacting, Adebayo said some of the petitions were "mere therapeutic placebos for followers."

He tweeted, “As for presidential election petitions, blessed are those willing to learn facts and law with open minds when hearing starts. Those who see courts as a continuation of campaigns are setting selves up for heartbreak. Some petitions are mere therapeutic placebos for followers.DOA

“Keep this tweet to compare later: (1)What happened or not in USA 30 years ago is not relevant (2)VP was once Senate Candidate is not relevant (3)If votes not uploaded immediately to server are not valid to elect one, then same votes not valid for anyone else (4)FCT is mere 37th.”