In response to the recent press conference held by Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s former presidential candidate, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has addressed his concerns about the Supreme Court’s decision to affirm Bola Tinubu as the country’s president.
Obi, during his press conference, expressed his dismay at the Supreme Court’s ruling and questioned why they overlooked allegations of forgery and identity theft against Tinubu. He also accused the supreme court of “abandoning its responsibility as a court of law and policy” and exhibited an “aversion to public opinion.”
In reaction to Obi’s statements, Felix Morka, the APC spokesman said:
“Obi’s gross inability to distinguish between his warped version of public opinion and reality has been his greatest undoing throughout the electioneering season.”
“Taken by the mass hysteria of his vociferous netizens and fringe supporters, Mr Obi ensconced himself in alternate reality, a parallel political universe of self-delusion.
“As someone who has previously benefited from the rulings of the Supreme Court on electoral matters”, Obi’s acerbic attack on the judiciary only belies his arrogance and vainness.
“When the same courts previously decided in his favor, the courts were beacons of democracy. Now that the decisions are against him, all of a sudden, the courts have betrayed democracy.
“Mr Obi, it cannot always be about you. It must always be about our country. Cases are not won on public opinion; they are won on evidence and the law. You failed on both counts.
The APC stressed that cases are determined by evidence and the law, not public opinion. They encouraged Obi to contribute to the country’s progress and prosperity through mature and constructive opposition politics.