{"id":43456,"date":"2023-03-14T08:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/14\/peter-obi-says-he-is-challenging-bola-tinubus-victory-at-the-february-25-presidential-election\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T08:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T08:36:54","slug":"peter-obi-says-he-is-challenging-bola-tinubus-victory-at-the-february-25-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/14\/peter-obi-says-he-is-challenging-bola-tinubus-victory-at-the-february-25-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi says he is challenging Bola Tinubu\u2019s victory at the February 25 presidential election."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has said he is challenging Bola Tinubu\u2019s victory at the February 25 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Obi stated he was not interested in contesting the \u201coutcome\u201d of the election during an appearance on Arise TV.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor of Anambra maintained he wants to challenge how Tinubu was declared the winner by INEC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing my response to a question while appearing on Arise TV earlier today, I want to state categorically that at the Presidential Elections Tribunal (PET), I am challenging the INEC electoral process that led to the declaration of Tinubu as president-elect as well as the declaration itself,\u201d Obi tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>On March 1, Tinubu\u2019s victory over his rivals was announced.<\/p>\n<p>Obi has since gone to court, alleging irregularities by the electoral commission.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Appeal Court granted leave to access all the sensitive materials used for the election.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Trendzhub (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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