Peter Obi storms Appeal Court, urges supporters to respect court premises; Canvasses support for LP Governorship, State Assembly candidates
Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25 election, Mr. Peter Obi has appealed to his supporters to respect the sanctity of the premises of the law courts and not turn them to campaign grounds.
He said in a tweet as he set out to appear with his legal team at the Appeal Court where he is asking to be allowed to inspect the electoral materials used for the elections which are being generally challenged as flawed.
In his tweets, the former Governor of Anambra State said: “As we go about seeking redress for our stolen mandate, I plead with OBIdients to respect the sanctity of the Court premises and give our legal team the space and peaceful environment to carry out their duties.
“The Court Premises is not and should not be turned into a rally ground. I urge the Obidients to go about their businesses peacefully. – PO.”
He also alerted that INEC has, so far refused his team access to the election materials as ordered by the Court: “However, following INEC’s refusal to allow our party to inspect the materials (including BVAS) from the 25th February presidential elections, I am personally heading to the Court today with our lawyers.
“As we pursue due process and defer to the rule of law, I urge all the OBIdients in the various states to continue campaigning for our candidates, namely, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour in Lagos, Chijoke Edeoga in Enugu, Patrick Dakum in Plateau, Alex Otti in Abia, Ken Pela in Delta, Ibrahim Mshelia in Borno, Jonathan Asake in Kaduna, to name just a few. It is also imperative that Obidients vote for candidates with Competence, Character, Capacity, and Compassion. I remain committed and will give more attention to our mission of retrieving our mandate. A new Nigeria is possible! -PO.”
