Obi polled 582,454 votes to defeat the former Lagos State governor who scored 572,606 votes.

Even with the political feat, the Acting Labour Party national youth leader, Prince Kennedy Ahanotu has said that: “It’s no longer news that the election that was conducted on 25th February, 2023 is marred by massive irregularities; and could not just be regarded as a political disappointment but has consequentially endangered Nigeria democracy. An election where the electoral umpire INEC deliberately refused to respect their establishment Act the ”Electoral Act 2022”.

“An election where the people’s popular choice at the various polling units across Nigeria is under serious jeopardy; an election that even some key observers have complained about its process; it is obvious to us that some unscrupulous elements hiding under the electoral umpire and in visible partnership with the electoral umpire INEC have concluded to derail our growing democracy. This is unacceptable.”

According to him, the results being announced do not reflect and correspond with the results of the votes cast by Nigerians at their various polling units.