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As the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal resumes pre-hearing of petitions filed by political parties challenging the outcome of the February 25, 2023 polls in which the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared winner, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, on Friday, said, the United States, US, ought to have waited for the court’s final verdict before calling the president-elect.

The former Anambra State governor who was again reacting to the conversation between the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and Tinubu, said that he expected the United States to wait until the full resolution of the ongoing judicial processes before tacitly conferring legitimacy on any of the contending parties.

Obi in a series of tweets on his verified twitter handle said, “There is still a lack of clarity on the basis of the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken’s call to APC’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 16th May 2023. The most fundamental tenet and core value of democracy is the rule of law.

“Nigeria’s democracy is founded on these principles which the American people hold dear. Without the risk of interfering in Nigeria’s domestic affairs, the U.S.-Nigeria relationship should be guided by the core values of democracy.

“Above all, Nigerians expect that U.S. responses to our affairs should be based on mutual respect, shared ideals, aspirations and interests which ought to transcend the considerations of any individual.

“Contextually, the willful manipulation and falsification of the will of Nigerians as freely expressed during the February 25 elections cannot be overlooked by the true friends and partners of Nigeria.

“It is thus of overarching importance that a beacon of democracy like the United States should not respond to political developments in Nigeria in a manner that faintly suggests taking sides.

“There is an evolving political and judicial process around the last presidential election in Nigeria. We expect the United States to await the full resolution of the ongoing judicial processes before tacitly conferring legitimacy on any of the contending parties.

“The final determination of the true winner of the election can only be made by the relevant courts of law. More so, the issues in judicial contention imply far-reaching violations of both the Nigerian Electoral Law and the Nigerian Constitution,” he said.

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