LEGIT NG
Tanko Yunusa, the spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign council, has said that an open and transparent judgment is what Nigerians want as the legal firework commences at the presidential election tribunal next week.
Speaking exclusively to Legit.ng ahead of the tribunal proceedings scheduled to commence next week, Yunusa said Nigerians expect the judiciary to pass the trial placed before it.
Why Peter Obi is in court
Following the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who came third, proceeded to court, demanding the cancellation of the exercise.
Obi is arguing that Tinubu failed to get 25% in Abuja and should not have been declared as the winner. He is calling for the disqualification of Tinubu and his running mate Karim Shettima over an alleged drug case involving the United States.
This is among other irregularities spotted during the controversial exercise.
Court as the last hope – Yunusa
Speaking with Legit.ng, Yinusa believes that the court was the best option to reclaim Peter Obi’s mandate.
According to him:
“We have no choice than to resort to the court, but you see, we have … evidence against whoever has been pronounced winner of the election.”
Judiciary om trial – Yunusa
Speaking on the Nigerian judicial system and the doubts expressed by many, he said:
“And this is a test on the integrity of our judiciary. And we plead with them that they should not look at the technicalities, but look at the substance of the matter.”
