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Politics of Tuesday, 11 April 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

ICYMI: What I’ll do if Tinubu invites me into his govt – Peter Obi

Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party has revealed that he wouldn't be part of the incoming Tinubu-led administration should he be invited.

Tinubu, the winner of the February 25 presidential elections has said he form a government of national unity when he is sworn on May 29.

The ruling party has also been dragged to court by Obi over the outcome of the polls.

While featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily Obi was asked what he would do if he was called upon to be a member of Tinubu’s Government of National Unity.

In his response, Obi said he was still challenging the process of the election and the declaration.

According to him, the election process should be corrected first before anyone could talk of the Government of National Unity.

“The first thing I want to see is that the process is right. The process through which you achieve anything is far more fundamental than what you do thereafter. Let us go back first, I am challenging the process and the declaration.

“Until we get it right, then we can talk about a government of national unity. Otherwise, we would go and sit down and say that those who stopped a train and kidnapped people can call us to discuss peace when they have people in captivity. Until things are done rightly, we will be encouraging what we don’t need to encourage,” he said.

When he was asked whether or not he would accept the outcome if it is not in his favour, Obi said he would be shocked if the court upholds Tinubu’s election.

His words: “Issues about the election will be sorted out in court. I will be shocked if this country goes on with that situation. It will then stand that it is a corporate criminalised country. We can’t allow it. We need to start unbundling this criminality.

“When people were talking about structure, it is this fraud and criminality that we witnessed that they were talking about, and we want to unbundle it for the sake of our children.”

The former Anambra State governor said he believes the judiciary would do the right thing.