Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP),
says he is challenging Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential
poll.
The LP candidate in a chat with Arise TV on Monday said he
was not interested in challenging the “outcome” of the election, but rather, in
the process leading to the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect.
However, in a post on his official Twitter handle, Obi said
he is also challenging the process leading to the declaration of Tinubu as the
president-elect.
“Following my response to a question while appearing on
Arise TV earlier today, I want to state categorically that at the Presidential
Elections Tribunal (PET), I am challenging the INEC electoral process that led
to the declaration of Tinubu as president-elect as well as the declaration
itself,” Obi said.
On March 1, INEC declared Tinubu, candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the election.
Obi had insisted on challenging the results in court,
alleging irregularities by the electoral commission.
Consequently, the court of appeal granted leave to him to
have access to all the sensitive materials used by INEC for the election. But,
On Saturday, LP accused INEC of not allowing Obi’s lawyers access to the
materials despite the court ruling.
On Monday, the legal team of the LP had a meeting with INEC
to discuss the inspection of election materials used for the February 25 poll.
INEC at the meeting assured the legal team that all
materials it requested would be provided, adding that the commission has
nothing to hide.
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