Revealed: How Peter Obi resisted pressure from Obidients to protest Tinubu’s election victory

In the aftermath of the 2023 presidential elections, the Labour Party (LP) has revealed that its candidate, Peter Obi, resisted the pressure from Obidients to lead a mass protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's victory.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu the winner of the presidential election after polling 8,794,726 votes ahead of his counterparts, Atiku Abubakar, who polled 6,984,520 and Peter Obi coming third with 6,101,533 votes.

The Labour Party bannerman, Peter Obi, emerged third at the last presidential poll with 6,101,533 votes.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, September 25, the national publicity secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, revealed that there would have been chaos and anarchy if his principal (Obi) had given in to the pressure to lead a mass protest.

As reported by Punch, he said: “On March 1st, 2023 when the INEC announced its charade election result by 4 a.m., Obi supporters across the country and in the diaspora mounted pressure on him to authorize a mass protest but he declined insisting instead that taking back Nigeria through him will come through due and peaceful process and not via violence."

Labour Party denies allegations against Peter Obi for orchestrating violence

The statement also addressed allegations that Obi has been orchestrating violence to disrupt the administration.

Ifoh said the allegations lacked facts and were just stories cooked up to smear the name of the LP presidential candidate.

He said Obi believes in justice and not violence to seek redress to any form of anomalies in the political scene.

The statement reads: “We must reiterate here for the record, Obi’s adherence and commitment to the rule of law and avowal of non-violent politics.

"As a man of faith, the former Anambra state Governor strongly believes that a new Nigeria is Possible following due process and does not need to drag his supporters out in the street to achieve it.”