The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, citing alleged financial liabilities from his tenure as Anambra State governor.
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The APC Presidential Campaign Council made the call in a statement its spokesman, Dele Alake, issued on Friday night.
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Alake said Obi should honour an earlier pledge to step aside from the presidential contest if financial liabilities were established against his administration in Anambra State.
The council claimed that official financial records had confirmed the liabilities and argued that the former governor should fulfil his alleged commitment.
Obi, who has since emerged as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), also came under criticism from the APC over comments he made during a recent interview with the BBC concerning the 2023 presidential election.
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According to Alake, Obi maintained during the interview that he had won the election but acknowledged that he had no evidence to substantiate the claim.
The APC spokesman challenged the former presidential candidate to provide verifiable evidence to support his position, noting that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially placed him third in the election.
The campaign council maintained that the outcome of the 2023 presidential election had been addressed through the judicial process, with President Bola Tinubu’s victory upheld by the Presidential Election Petition Court and the Supreme Court.
It accused Obi of continuing to question the result despite the court decisions.
The APC also said Tinubu was concentrating on implementing his administration’s economic, educational and infrastructure policies rather than engaging in further disputes over the previous election.
The call adds to the political exchanges ahead of the 2027 general election, as parties and prospective candidates position themselves for the presidential contest.
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