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The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has distanced self from any planned nationwide protest on #ENDINEC, #ENDNigeriaby Obidients, accusing the opposition party of posting the said protest on the social media.
Unconfirmed report had been abuzz on how the Obidient movement members had been planning to stage a nationwide protest on Monday, 20 March, to sound a note of warning to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the results of the February 25 presidential election.
It was gathered that the aim of the protest was to ground activities across the country with a view to forcing INEC to cancel the election results, as the Labour Party loyalists believe their candidate won the election.
But distancing himself from the alleged protest, Obi, via his official Twitter handle, Friday afternoon, has now distanced himself from the event, stressing that no amount of blackmail, however, will make him shy away from reclaiming his stolen mandate in line with due process, regardless of the distrust many may have had about Nigerian Judiciary.
He said: “My attention has been drawn to social media postings suggesting that a nation-wide groundswell “#ENDINEC”, “#ENDNigeria” Protest is being planned by the Obidients. We are aware that those postings are being orchestrated by the Opposition.
“My position is clear: Without prejudice to constitutional dictates on freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, I have publicly stated that in the matter of reclaiming our stolen mandate, we shall do so robustly, via the Courts and Due Process.
“Regardless of the misgivings many may have about our Judiciary, we must strive to build strong and resilient institutions, of which the Judiciary is one.
“As a firm believer in the separation of powers among the three arms of government, I am conscious that every so often, the Judiciary is called upon to vindicate itself on epochal national public-interest issues. The matter presently before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) is one such litmus test case.
“Therefore, we are committed to pursuing Due Process in an unfettered manner. That is our primary and priority option. –PO,” he noted./SHARE THIS
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