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Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election on Wednesday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC would have succeeded in moving Nigeria forward if it had chosen Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as its candidate.<\/div>\n
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\nPeter Obi said this while exchanging pleasantries with some guests at Dele Momodu\u2019s 63rd birthday in London.<\/p>\n

In the 52-second video that went viral on social media platforms, the former Anambra State governor said he had one time confronted the leadership of APC that if they wanted Nigeria to work as a progressive country, they should have just given Osinbajo the party\u2019s presidential ticket.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cI am desperate to see Nigeria working, I can\u2019t hide it. I even confronted them if you want it, why didn\u2019t you bring Osinbajo so that we can have people who want to work for the country?<\/p>\n

Nigeria needs a healthy person and someone like him working 24 hours. Let\u2019s have the place working for everyone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Recall that Obi had filed a petition to challenge the victory of APC\u2019s Bola Tinubu as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

Obi, who came third in the election, filed his petition to challenge the outcome of the poll at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja around midnight on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nHe alleged that the election was characterised by various irregularities including the non-qualification of Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, to contest the election.<\/p>\n

He also alleged that Tinubu failed to win the majority of the lawful votes cast in the election, and just as he could not secure one-quarter of the lawful votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

Obi also challenged that the election was conducted in substantial non-compliance with the provision of the law.<\/p>\n

Following the resumption of the sitting today, the court has adjourned to Friday, May 19, 2023, the pre-hearing of Obi\u2019s petition against Tinubu.<\/p>\n

The court headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani fixed the date, following the failure of parties in the petition to agree on documents among other reasons.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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