challenged in court, boasting that President Mohammadu Buhari is going to
be defeated in Court.
Obi, who said this at a press conference in Onitsha, Anambra State, argued
that impunity should not be allowed to prevail in the country in the 21st
century.
He said, “As law-abiding citizens, the PDP as a party, Atiku Abubakar and
myself, have decided to go to court because of our belief in the rule of
law.
“Though elections give citizens a means to hold their leaders accountable
by voting incumbents out of office or promising to hold to account those
leaders successfully elected, the process is more important than the
outcome as the rule of law must always prevail. Thus, the consequences of
Nigeria without the rule of law will be unimaginable chaos and tyranny.”
Expressing his confidence in the judiciary, Obi said he appreciated the
intervention of well-meaning Nigerians on the issue.
Concerning those that advised against going to court, Obi said the dilemma
of Nigeria was allowing impunity to go unchallenged.
He said, “Besides putting a stop to impunity, such a challenge will also
go a long way in strengthening the electoral processes and in guarding
against repetition of such dastardly acts in future.”
Obi, who recalled how he had been on the legal route to reclaim his
governorship mandate in Anambra State before, called on Nigerians to have
faith in the judiciary as the last hope of the common man.
He cautioned the Federal Government against witch-hunt of opposition
leaders and most especially voters in some parts of the country who voted
according to their conscience.
Obi said, “To the young people, millions of whom I came across on our
campaigns across the length and breadth of this country, and who showed
great enthusiasm and promise for a greater Nigeria, I urge you to troop
out on Saturday, March 9 to restate your message of a desire for a better
Nigeria.
“Though a few have shown by ballot snatching, and violence are still held
down by tribalism and ethnic bigotry, I urge the majority to continue in
the march of the new world order, where all are equal, and Nigeria is
united, secure and prosperous.”
He thanked Nigerians for their support for the PDP during the elections.
Speaking on the general conduct of the presidential election, Obi said it
was anything but transparent, free and fair, adding that it fell far below
the standard established by the 2015 presidential poll.
He added that it was characterised by deliberate voters’ suppression and
intimidation throughout the South-East and the South-South, the actions,
which he described as the highest form of corruption.
Obi lamented that the two zones under reference witnessed different sets
of rules.
He said, “While some zones voted strictly using the card readers, other
zones, as part of the manipulation orchestrated by the ruling party, the
APC, were allowed to vote without card readers contrary to the guidelines
INEC issued before the elections.”