Kenneth Okonkwo, a veteran Nollywood actor turned politician, has expressed hope that Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, will become Nigeria’s president.
According to a spokesperson for the LP Presidential Campaign Council, the former Governor of Anambra State will reclaim his mandate if the Presidential Tribunal does its “true bidding.”
During a recent interview, Okonkwo, according to Naija News, revived hope for a change in the 2023 election outcome.
If the court of justice will live up to its true bidding of being a court of justice, I will tell you by the grace of God, Peter Obi, will be the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Daily Post quoted Okonkwo saying.
Okonkwo reportedly cited Section 134 2b of the Nigerian constitution, claiming that it was clear that any candidate who did not receive 25% of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) should not be declared the winner of a presidential election.
He stated that it is up to the judiciary to save Nigeria’s democracy by doing its true bidding.
President-elect Bola Tinubu will be sworn in as Nigeria’s president on May 29, 2023, barring any last-minute decisions.
Remember that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate was declared the winner of the February 25th presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).