Following the unanimous ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike issued a strong message to Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, to abandon their legal efforts to secure victory.
Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, won the elections on February 25 as confirmed by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s decision on Wednesday.
On Channels Television, the outspoken former Rivers state governor recommended the duo to drop their legal challenges and focus on more critical national concerns.
He accused the opposition candidates of using propaganda and social media to win their arguments before the PEPC rather than providing evidence and facts.
The Minister, who stated that he sat down for nearly 10 hours to watch the live transmission of the PEPC judgement, praised the PEPC judges for their meticulous handling of the petitions.
“I sat down for not less than 10 hours. Look at how the justices painstakingly took each item one by one, from the preliminary objections to the motions, down to the objections on documents and exhibits, down to substantial issues,” the minister said.
Recall that the Abuja City Journal had reported that Atiku and Obi had declared their intention to appeal the PEPC’s victory at several press appearances on Thursday.
