The Labour Social gathering’s presidential candidate within the 2023 normal elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to the coup in Guinea-Bissau, accusing the {Economic} Neighborhood of West African States (ECOWAS) of making use of double requirements in its response to the disruption of the nation’s electoral course of via a army takeover.
In a submit on his verified X deal with on Sunday, Obi stated that whereas ECOWAS swiftly condemned the military-arranged disruption in Guinea-Bissau, it had remained silent on related “expertise glitches” witnessed in different nations.
He argued that glitches of any form have to be condemned, as they undermine democratic processes.
“On Thursday, twenty seventh November, I arrived in Abuja early within the morning after attending a productive assembly on the European Parliament.
“I listened intently to the press briefing by Dr Goodluck Jonathan, who, as a former President and election monitor in Guinea-Bissau, famous that the so-called coup appeared suspicious.
“Suspicious notably as a result of it was the president himself who introduced the coup and shared particulars with the worldwide group.
“What makes the scenario much more hanging is that the election was reportedly peaceable, with solely the formal announcement of outcomes excellent.
“ECOWAS was fast to sanction Guinea-Bissau, however what does ECOWAS do when democracy is subverted, not by troopers, however by expertise?” he queried.