Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, stated that his principal was not worried by the impending decision of the Presidential Election Petition Court in cases contesting his election.
The tribunal had fixed September 6 to deliver judgment on the petitions challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election.
Appearing on Channels Television ‘s Politics Today programme, Ngelale was asked if Tinubu is worried or anxious about the PEPC’s expected verdict.
He responded by saying that Tinubu was not worried because he was convinced he would win the 2023 presidential election.
Ngelale said “He (Tinubu) is not worried simply because he knows he won the elections. If you look at the strongholds, we believe we have presented the best case.
“we believe we have the evidence on our side and the most talented legal team in the country that is working with the best facts available to any candidate.
“The fact is, we won in most places across the geopolitical zones in the country.”
He advised political opponents to note that the All Progressives Congress did not feel disturbed when Tinubu lost strongholds like Lagos and Katsina to the opposition, adding “where we won, people should not also say we rigged.”
He added that the president remained committed to the independence of the judiciary and would not interfere with their business.
“Unlike other political parties in the country, the president sees no need to threaten judicial officers. He sees no need to raise speculations against the integrity of judicial officers.
“He believes that the great men and women on the panel will make their decisions based only on facts before them and not based on anything else.”
Truthlive news recalled that Tinubu’s election is being contested in court by Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement.
Among other issues, Obi alleges his actual votes were reduced by over 2.5million by the Independent National Electronic Commission and credited to Tinubu through alleged blurred polling unit results.
Atiku, on his part, believes he won the election by majority of lawful votes cast.
Both Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar are calling for the cancellation of the election, in the alternative especially with Tinubu’s failure to win 25 percent of votes in FCT.