Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, expressed on Saturday that the previous general election was rife with fraud and widespread irregularities.

He noted that despite the significant amount of money invested in the election, technical problems still affected the process.

In a series of X posts,Peter Obi wrote: “Nigeria’s 2023 election, with less than 30% of Voter turnout, over 60% of the polling stations starting late, and no diaspora voting, the elections were plagued by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities, all forms of glitches, despite an enormous expenditure to the tune of about a billion dollars (direct allocation of =N=313 Billion and donor agencies support).

“With about 60% voter turnout, over 90% of polling open on time, allowing diaspora voting, the results and updates were real-time without any form of technical glitches during the election.”

The former governor of Anambra State emphasized that the disputes surrounding Nigeria’s electoral system serve as a stark indication of the country’s continuous challenges with democratic leadership.

In the election,Peter Obi finished in third place behind Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC.