A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Morris Monye, has said that Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, did not show up at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) because he was “already looking beyond the PEPT“.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the tribunal on Wednesday, September 6, upheld the election of Bola Tinubu as president of the country, dismissing Obi’s petition challenging the election.
Monye, who wrote on Friday on X (formerly Twitter), said Obi had already looked beyond the PEPT.
“I tweeted this a day before the PEPT. This was PO’s (referring to Obi) position already. That’s why he didn’t show up. But people didn’t understand. Let’s keep faith.”
Obi had filed a petition at the PEPT challenging the 2023 presidential election results, alleging irregularities and malpractices. However, the tribunal dismissed the petition, saying the petition lacked merit.
Obi has since said that he will appeal the tribunal’s verdict.
