The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has declined the invitation of his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to join him in the continuing battle against President Bola Tinubu.
According to Platinum Times, during an International Press Conference in Abuja on Thursday, the former vice president encouraged Obi and Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian People’s Party, NNPP, to join his fight for justice.
This follows the issue over President Tinubu’s certificate, which Atiku acquired from Chicago State University, CSU.
Atiku, who claimed Tinubu fabricated the certificate he gave to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, stated on Thursday that he intended to use the academic records provided by CSU in his Supreme Court case against the president.
In response to the appeal, Obi stated in a statement issued by the Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, that he is currently busy fighting to retrieve his stolen mandate at the Supreme Court.
The statement reads,
“The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi is presently in the Supreme Court seeking to reclaim his stolen mandate and he is focused on that.
“He has been in the vanguard of ensuring a just nation where justice must be the watchword, and he will not stop until Nigeria achieves a leadership it truly deserves.
“Obi has pontificated severally on the need for leaders to be good role models and to live a life worthy of emulation. This he has done by publicly putting his credentials in the open for verification. Nigeria will get better when men of integrity and honour drive the affairs of the nation.
“We therefore welcome every other interest willing to join us in our pursuit of a nation where justice shall reign.”