October 06, (THEWILL) – The political party which fielded former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, as presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, Labour Party (LP), has accepted the request from Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to join the move for justice at the Supreme Court.
Atiku and Obi are currently before the Supreme Court, seeking the nullification of President Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election.
The former Vice President, on Thursday, had called on Obi and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)’s Rabiu Kwankwaso to join his quest to uphold the ground rules for contesting elections in Nigeria.
“This quest is not for or about Atiku Abubakar; it’s a quest for the enthronement of truth, morality, justice, and accountability in our public affairs. In line with this, let me call on all well-meaning Nigerians, leaders of thought, religious, traditional, community, and political leaders.
“In particular, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP, leaders of political parties in Nigeria, and every single person who loves this country as I do, and who wishes nothing but the best for this country to join me in this campaign to enshrine accountability, and the basic principles of justice, morality, and uprightness in our country and our government,” Atiku pleaded at a world press conference in Abuja, on Thursday.
In response to the invitation, the Labour Party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, expressed its solidarity with Atiku in “pursuit of a nation where justice shall reign.”
It said, “The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is presently in the Supreme Court seeking to reclaim his stolen mandate and he is focused on that.
“He has been in the vanguard of ensuring a just nation where justice must be the watchword, and he will not stop until Nigeria achieves the leadership it truly deserves.
“Obi has pontificated severally on the need for leaders to be good role models and to live a life worthy of emulation. This he has done by publicly putting his credentials in the open for verification. Nigeria will get better when men of integrity and honour drive the affairs of the nation.
“We, therefore, welcome every other interest willing to join us in our pursuit of a nation where justice shall reign.”
