Ahead of the judgement by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said Nigerians will take to the streets in jubilation if the courts nullify the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.
This was disclosed by Pedro Obaseki, Director of Strategy and Research of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in Abuja on Wednesday.
Obaseki also expressed confidence that the PDP believed in the ability of the judiciary to deliver a fair judgement that would be acceptable to the parties concerned.
According to him, the tribunal judges will summon the courage to address issues raised due to the mounting evidence in their possession.
He said: “There is still a watershed moment, and that moment might just be provided by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) petition in this election. That does not in any way discontinue the other mounting pieces of evidence.
“We were here when the election took place, we were here when the election were declared, and we are still waiting for those that want to celebrate; they have not celebrated.
“You may be shocked that immediately there is a judgment that does not validate the supposed election of President Tinubu, people will run into the street to celebrate; that is the truth.”
Speaking on why the APM case is different from that of the PDP, he said:
“The first thing is eligibility. If ten people follow me to run a race, I can begin to question who won; only if those ten people were qualified, that is what has been thrown up by the APM petition.”
The APM is challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
The party argues that Kashim Shettima had double nomination as a senatorial and vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress before the February 25 polls.
