APC fires back at Peter Obi, says court cases not won on public opinion
By Matthew Atungwu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), over his allegation that President Bola Tinubu was unfairly given a skewed Supreme Court ruling regarding the 2023 presidential election.
In a statement made in Abuja, APC National Publicity Secretary Mr. Felix Morka stated that the law and the evidence win court cases more than popular opinion.
“At his press conference, Obi again blamed our democratic institutions, particularly the courts, for not awarding him victory.
“Not because he won the election, not because he proved his case in court as required by law, but because he is Peter Obi.
‘’Such haughty sense of entitlement seems to pervade Obi’s vitriolic attack on our institutions, his gross inability to distinguish between his warped version of public opinion and reality has been his greatest undoing throughout the electioneering season,’’ he said.
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Morka added: ‘’As someone who has previously benefited from the rulings of the Supreme Court on electoral matters, Obi’s biting attack on the judiciary only shows his arrogance and vainness.
‘’When the same court decided in Obi’s favour and affirmed him as duly elected Anambra governor, it was a beacon of democracy, but the court has betrayed democracy now that it decided against him.
‘’It cannot always be about Obi, but about our country.
‘’Court cases are not won on public opinion, they are won on evidence and the law, you failed on both counts.”
The APC, he continued, applauded Obi’s decision to continue in opposition politics, but he should do it in a responsible and adult manner.