Stop making outrageous claims, APC PCC tells Peter Obi

…insists Tinubu won 2023 election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has cautioned the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to desist from outrageous claims.

The APC PCC declaration was on the heels of a claim by the NDC presidential candidate that he won the 2023 presidential election. 

Checks revealed that Obi, who incidentally was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, came a distant third in the race won by incumbent President and Presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Obi, in a recent media interview with the BBC, stated: ​”I don’t like going back to the past. I won the last election. There’s no evidence, but I won the election. Everything is not based on evidence.”

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The APC PCC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Alake, described the NDC presidential candidate’s claim as unpresidential, even when he admitted that he has no shred of evidence.

The party noted that ​”for a candidate who placed a distant third in the presidential poll to persistently insist he won — without evidence and contrary to all official records — reflects a deep and troubling disconnection from reality and absolute disregard for facts and truth.”

It maintained that “this constant habit of exaggerating facts is unbecoming of a man who aspires to lead our great country. “

The statement further read: “By Obi’s logic, it is acceptable to make outrageous claims without a shred of evidence or verisimilitude. For him, it is in order and acceptable to make allegations without substantiation or to act on impulse by airing unsubstantiated conjectures.

“This is deeply troubling. There is simply no end to Obi’s posturing and no end to his shenanigans and farce. 

“For a candidate who placed a distant third in the presidential poll to persistently insist he won — without evidence and contrary to all official records — reflects a deep and troubling disconnection from reality and absolute disregard for facts and truth.

“This constant habit of exaggerating facts is unbecoming of a man who aspires to lead our great country. 

“Where is Obi sourcing his facts? Could it be from his infamous adviser at Upper Iweka Junction or from one Obedient punching the laptop for the next post from California or Dallas?

“At the pain of restating the factually obvious, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the 2023 election decisively. There can be no doubt about it. The Independent National Electoral Commission confirmed his victory. The election tribunal and the country’s highest court affirmed it. 

“President Tinubu has continued to discharge his mandate, advancing key reforms that have stabilised the economy, expanded infrastructure, supported businesses and youth, upgraded education and healthcare, and created job opportunities.

“We again call on Peter Obi to act honourably and honour his earlier pledge to exit the 2027 presidential race if it is proven that his administration left behind liabilities in Anambra State—a fact now clearly established by the state’s financial records.”