PEOPLES GAZETTE
“Obi came far behind with 25 per cent in 15 states. This means Obi, who was wrongly adjudged as a frontrunner in the election, was virtually unknown and unpopular in 22 states.”
Peter Obi, a former Anambra governor and the flag bearer of the Labour Party considered a “frontrunner” in the February 25 presidential election, is “unknown” and unpopular in 22 states of Nigeria, the federal government has claimed.
“For instance, not only that the candidate must have the plurality of votes, he must also have one-quarter of the total vote cast in at least 25 states of the federation,” said the federal government’s information minister Lai Mohammed. “When you look at the results, only the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, met these requirements.”
The minister added, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, came short of these because he came second and had 25 per cent in 21 states. Obi came far behind with 25 per cent in 15 states. This means that Obi, who was wrongly adjudged as a frontrunner in the election, was virtually unknown and unpopular in 22 states.”
