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BREAKING: Peter Obi Reveals Why He Won’t Call To Congratulate Tinubu

Peter Obi said he was yet to congratulate Tinubu because he would contest the process of the presidential election in court.

Peter Obi has revealed why he won’t call to congratulate President-Elect, Bola Tinubu.

 

NewsOnline reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi on Thursday disclosed why he has not congratulated the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.

 

This online newspaper understands that Peter Obi said he was yet to congratulate Tinubu because he would contest the process of the presidential election in court.

 

ALSO: Peter Obi Tearful While Addressing Journalists

 

He spoke while addressing a press conference in Abuja.

According to Obi: “I have not made calls to anybody. The two contenders are my fathers, but on this issue, I’m challenging the process.”

While Tinubu won Saturday’s election, Obi came a distant third after the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

Tinubu of the APC had 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku who had 6,984,520 votes, while Obi had 6,101,533 votes.

NewsOnline Nigeria

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