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U.S. Approves Peter Obi Legal Process To Challenge Election Results

The United States has expressed readiness to witness and brings back the call by any individual…

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The United States has expressed readiness to witness and brings back the call by any individual to challenge the 2023 General Elections conducted in Nigeria through established legal process.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that this was stated in a statement by released Tuesday, on 21 March 2023 by U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria.

The Embassy condemned the acts of violent, voter intimidation and suppression in Lagos, Kano, others that took place during the presidential and National assembly elections on Saturday, February 25 and the Governorship and House of Assembly elections conducted on Saturday, March 18.

It holds the Nigeria authority accountable for conducting such a poor election and therefore said a legal process to challenge the election results must not be interfered with by anyone.

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“The United States renews its call for any challenges to election results to go through established legal processes, which must not be interfered with.  We further call for Nigeria’s people to work together as they participate in and continue to strengthen the country’s vibrant democracy,” the statement reads.

This Online News Media reported that the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has on Tuesday filed a Presidential Election Tribunal (PET) to declare him the President-Elect or nullify the election and conduct a new one.

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