Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, says without him, the likes of Adams Oshiomhole (former Edo governor); Kayode Fayemi (former Ekiti governor), and Rauf Aregbesola (former Osun governor) would not have been governors.
According to him, his declaration as governor became a precedent for the trio who also got their mandates through court rulings, and wouldn’t have been possible if he had not challenged the rascality then.
The former governor of Anambra disclosed this on Sunday during the Arise TV Town Hall meeting that hosted presidential candidates from four political parties (PDP, LP, NNPP and PRP) in Abuja.
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In his introduction, Peter Obi said; “I served for 8 years as governor of Anambra. I had remarkable things that happened in my transition into politics. I was the first governor to be declared through the court because when I contested the election, somebody else was declared and I went to court and challenged it.
“And for three years, I was declared (the legitimate) winner. Six months into being governor, I was impeached. I went to court again and I challenged the rascality and I became the second person to come back in this country (Nigeria) as a governor from impeachment.
“And five months after that, by then again my tenure was terminated by an election that was supposed to not exist and I went back to court and established the tenure of governors which has restructured Nigerian election till date.
“Without me, the likes of Oshiomhole, Fayemi, and Aregbesola won’t be governors. It was my challenge of that rascality that made it possible for them to go to court afterward.”