Peter Obi Claims 2023 Election Victory Without Evidence

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), stated in a recent interview with BBC Africa that he believes he won the 2023 presidential election but lacks evidence to substantiate this claim. Obi, who contested the February 25, 2023 election under the Labour Party and finished third, insisted, “I won the election and that’s where I will end.

I don’t like going back to the past.” The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner with 8,794,726 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second with 6,984,520 votes, and Obi received 6,101,533 votes. Following the election results, Obi and the Labour Party challenged the outcome at the Presidential Election Petitions Court, which dismissed their petition on September 6, 2023.

Obi's subsequent appeal to the Supreme Court was also dismissed on October 26, 2023, affirming the lower court's decision. Despite these rulings, Obi continues to reject the election outcome.