Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has reacted to the just concluded Local Governments’ election in Rivers State describing it as a “mockery of democracy.” Shared on a post via his official X handle last night Sunday, Obi said the conduct of the election was rascality taken too far, which represents a double tragedy for the country’s democracy.
According to him, when a Sole Administrator, disregarding the constitution illegally appointed and conducts an election that should empower the people, it is not democracy but outright desecration of its very foundation.
According to the former Anambra state governor such actions are unconstitutional, legally untenable, and morally indefensible.
He added that the actions send a dangerous message that the rule of law can be discarded at the whim of those in power.
“But the truth remains unshaken: illegality can never give birth to legitimacy. Any structure erected on a foundation of lawlessness is a danger to both the state and the people.
“Nigeria cannot afford to continue on this perilous path. We cannot pretend to practice democracy while silencing the will of the people – especially at the grassroots, where democracy matters most,” he concluded.
