Nigeria's Obi says he, not Tinubu, won presidential election

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Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi said on Thursday he had won Saturday's election, declared the official results fraudulent and promised to reclaim his mandate through legal means.

Bola Tinubu of the ruling party was declared the winner of the election in Africa's most populous nation on Wednesday. According to official results, Tinubu won 37% of the vote, compared with 29% for the main opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and 25% for Obi, an outsider popular with young and educated urban voters.

The opposition parties said the vote had been rigged after new technology that the electoral commission had promised would make the process more transparent instead malfunctioned, eroding trust. "We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians," Obi said during a news conference at a hotel in the capital Abuja, making his first public remarks since he cast his ballot on Saturday.

"The good and hardworking people of Nigeria have again been robbed by our supposed leaders," he said.

 

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Eze elect Peter Obi won it outrightly if you can tell yourself the truth, I’m ready to die for Peter if it will take my blood to make my people Nigerians to gain a better life because Peter Obi is a light, the rightful person to heal Nigeria, God bless Obi and his vice

By coming distance 3rd? Let him have his battle with the person who came second before capping

It's believed that Nigeria is the country which is on the top of the list of one of the most corrupt countries in the world ! How can I comment now on these results !

It looks like everybody can learn something from Mr. Trump. 🤣🤣🤣

He's lying! He rigged the election and lost! Now his supporters are behaving like Trump's supporters! It's a case of PETD(Post Election Traumatic Disorder)

Why does this keep happening all over the world? Now that we know...

If you are seeing this just know that Peter Obi is my president not that fraudulent old man that is imposing himself on Nigerians. we will fight and won't give up, 🇳🇬 shall be great again 💪💪

He's only fantasizing.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) promised Nigerians a free, fair and transparent elections but that was not the case. Nigerians experienced widespread corruption, rigging and violence to rob the Nigerian people off their votes. We are tired of the old order.

Hahaha every puppet of US declaration the lost a fraud that not happened first time lol

Them they cry for here 🤣🤣🤣 Go to the street, no single joy, no celebration, infact you hardly see one who said he voted APC.. So were did the winning come from?

Someone that came third in a national election is claiming that he won. He neither won nor the popular votes nor did he even make 25% of total vote cast in 2/3 of the state of the Federation. The man is a sore loser. He's only misleading his gullible followers

Thanks for trying your best ☺️☺️☺️

How on earth, the chairman of inecnigeria said this statement and did different things on the day of election? How should we trust him and the electoral umpires?

inecnigeria didn't keep to their words of transmitting results to IRev . Many Nigerians are furious with them over that . To us, as Youths of this country, PeterObi won that election squarely. So many malpractices took place during the election.

And we agree

That's the fact!

Sounds familiar

Should read “having allegedly won”….

Joke of the century

3rd and 2nd position both claiming they won the election.

Obi is my president!

Trump 2.0

That one na inec appointment, not election

Is that Randy from American Idol?

Led him go print his certificate of return

Nigeria's Obi is a pathological liar.. the con artist is trying to play Donald Trump's script terribly!

Fraudulent claims

Obi is truly a boy, he has been crying like a baby whose feeding bottle is taken away from his mouth without getting satisfied. Regional local baby politician, we meet in court, to have his premium baby tears yet again.

But being Christian honest Igbo and with capability He must remain in slavery think Jihadist Terrorists Fulani and Christians Genocidist Buhari ready for IntlCrimCourt crimes against Humanity. We Christians worldwide never give up to save lives our JudeoChristians brothers

Don't mind the bigot, he played religious campaign and we in north did not vote for him.

U must carry atiku own also so they know the clowns we have in Nigeria as candidates crying like who they spilled their milk

A daylight robbery with lot of evidence. They will hear from us.

Don't copy white tyrants.

Gee...I wonder where he got the idea to do this.

Peter Obi won the presidential elections in Nigeria because Nigerians came out across the country in mass to vote for him. The political establishment saw that they were about losing power the ‘people’s choice’, they (ruling party) started altering the election figures.

Obi is a well known liar he just can’t help it

He is the winner PeterObi PeterObiUSA is the true winner and will remain my president.

Since Tinubu was declared, did your correspondents record any celebration anywhere in Nigeria? There is sorrow in the land That sound of silence is telling you who really won the election.🤷🏽‍♂️

And we have proof. Tonnes of it!

there’s so much inconsistency in the 2023 general election that it has to be re-done at least

He’s 💯 right

And he is absolutely right!

I agree. And I believe it's a case that can be won at the courts if they have the courage to do the right thing. electionresults2023

He is being mischievous or been misled. He didn't even have 25% votes in 24 states as stipulated in the constitution as basic requirements. He came third in the simple majority vote. Day dreamers!

He should show you his certificate of return if he won then. He didn't win up to 24 States as required by Nigerian constitution, He also came 3rd in the popular vote with more than 2.5million votes behind Tinubu (the winner) and over 1.2million votes behind Atiku (2n place).

He must be sick!!

I knew it, he would do stupid things to incite the masses. He wants to play 1993. You came third bro. DSS pls don't sleep.

Clearly reminds me of MAGA dreamers

Lol 😂

🤣🤣🤣 at this point, I think we need to first determine who came 2nd btw Obi and Atiku.

Someone who came 3rd & couldn’t meet the 25% requirements? Dey play

If Obi goes to court, which I will strongly advice him to, he will discover after the ruling that his votes would be reduced by more than half by the court, after the forensic examinations of the ballots majorly in his SE region.

These people will live under self-delusion for the next 4 years. I just hope they will not allow depression to set in.

How Someone that came 3rd is claiming first, how is that possible?

🤣🤣🤣

Someone that came third in an election is lamenting like this. I wonder what he wants the person that came second to say. Very bad loser.

3rd claiming 1st...

'Nigeria's Obi says' indeed. We told you before that he is a philosopher but not a philosopher king. A dreamer with no iota of reality. The 3rd fiddle who claims victory of an election in which his votes were garnered through ethnic/religious bigotry. A truly divisive man.

I don't understand. 2nd and 3rd claiming wins. Who actually won 😆😁😂

Congratulations! Biafraud president

Yes he did! He won the election, the people voted him. The people want him.

That's my President talking

He's very correct. He won overwhelming. He was rigged out by crooks.

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