Why I lost 2023 presidential election to Tinubu – Peter Obi makes new revelations

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, stated on Saturday that the recent general election was plagued with fraud and widespread irregularities.

Obi highlighted that despite significant financial expenditure, the election faced numerous glitches.

In a series of posts on X, Obi wrote: “Nigeria’s 2023 election, with less than 30% voter turnout, over 60% of the polling stations starting late, and no diaspora voting, was plagued by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities, all forms of glitches, despite an enormous expenditure of about a billion dollars (direct allocation of ₦313 billion and donor agencies’ support).

“With about 60% voter turnout, over 90% of polling stations opening on time, and allowing diaspora voting, the results and updates would have been real-time without any form of technical glitches during the election.”

The former Anambra State governor added that the controversy surrounding Nigeria’s electoral process is a painful reminder of the country’s ongoing struggles with democratic governance.

Obi finished third in the election, behind Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.