By Reloaded News Desk
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised Peter Obi over his claim that he won the 2023 presidential election, arguing that the former Labour Party candidate has not provided evidence to support the assertion.
In a press statement issued on Friday, October 9, 2026, and signed by its spokesman, Dele Alake, the council described Obi’s comments in a recent BBC interview as troubling and questioned his continued insistence that he won the election.
During the interview, Obi reportedly said: “I don’t like going back to the past. I won the last election. There’s no evidence, but I won the election. Everything is not based on evidence.”
The APC campaign council faulted the remarks, arguing that claims about an election outcome should be supported by evidence.
It also maintained that Obi’s assertion contradicted the official results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which returned Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
The council noted that Tinubu’s victory was subsequently upheld by the Presidential Election Petition Court and the Supreme Court.
Obi, who contested the election on the Labour Party platform, finished third in the official results behind Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The statement also defended Tinubu’s administration, crediting it with pursuing reforms aimed at stabilising the economy, expanding infrastructure, supporting businesses and young people, improving education and healthcare, and creating employment opportunities.
However, these assessments represent the campaign council’s position on the administration’s performance.
The council further challenged Obi to honour an earlier pledge it attributed to him to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race if it was established that his administration in Anambra State had left liabilities behind.
It claimed that the state’s financial records had established the existence of such liabilities but did not provide details of the records or the amounts involved in the statement.
The latest exchange adds to the political contest ahead of the 2027 general election, with Tinubu seeking another term and opposition figures positioning themselves for the presidential race.
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