Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has claimed that the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, worked against his interest during the 2023 presidential election.

Obi made the claim in an interview with ARISE NEWS, monitored by The News Chronicle, while reflecting on the 2023 election and his preparations for the 2027 presidential poll.

According to Obi, he and his supporters took the electoral commission at its word in 2023, believing assurances that the election would be conducted properly.

"In 2023, we took things for granted. We believed INEC. We believed that what they were saying, they would do," Obi said.

"Because the ch...