Peter Gregory Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has presented 188 additional exhibits as proof of malpractices during the February 25 Presidential Elections, in a bid to invalidate the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President.
The exhibits mainly consist of reports and result sheets used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the election and were admitted as evidence at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). These exhibits will serve as a determining factor in identifying the legality of Tinubu’s presidency.
Peter Afoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, presented the forms EC40GPU, EC40G1 and reports to the court on Obi’s behalf. Upon observation, 45 EC40GPU forms were from 10 Local Government Areas in Niger State, 23 from seven Local Governments in Osun, 17 from three Local Government Areas in Edo State, and 52 EC40GPU forms in five Local Government Areas in Sokoto were tendered. Additionally, Obi presented 15 forms EC40G in 8 Local Government Areas of Osun State, 12 forms EC40G1 in 12 Local Government Areas of Edo, 15 forms EC40G in four Local Government Areas of Sokoto, and 9 EC40G1 forms in two Local Government Areas of Sokoto.
The senior advocate also tendered five reports on the election in Niger State and eight in Edo State as further proof of electoral malpractice during the presidential election. Despite contestation by INEC, Tinubu, Kashim Shetima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Presiding Justice of the Court, Haruna Simon Tsammani, admitted them as exhibits.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, Obi also tendered INEC Results Viewing (IRev) reports in 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, 20 in Ogun State, 16 in Ekiti State, 19 in Rivers State, and 25 in Akwa Ibom State. The hearing for the petition is slated to be continued on June 14.
