The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has accused the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, of double standards over its disposition to the disruption of the electoral process in Guinea-Bissau through a military coup.

In a post via his verified X handle on Sunday, Obi said while ECOWAS was quick to condemn the Guinea-Bissau military-arranged glitch, it had remained silent on the technology glitch as witnessed in other countries.

He stated that that glitches of any type should be condemned, as they undermine democracy.

“On Thursday, November 27th, I arrived in Abuja early in the morning after attending a productive meeting at the European Parliament.

“I listened carefully to the press briefing of Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as the former President, who was in Guinea-Bissau as an election monitor, noted that the so-called coup appeared suspicious.

“Suspicious especially because it was the president himself who announced the coup and shared details with the international community.

“What makes the situation even more striking is that the election was reportedly peaceful, with the only remaining step being the formal announcement of the results.

“ECOWAS was quick to sanction Guinea-Bissau, but what does ECOWAS do when democracy is subverted, not by soldiers, but by technology,” he asked.