The Labour Party and it’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi on Monday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to provide documents they asked for. Obi and the LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu. Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) president Bola Tinubu and Vice president Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress (APC). The LP and Obi told the Presidential Election Petition Court that due to INEC ‘s refusal to provide them documents they asked for, they can’t go on with their case. Mr Jubrin Okutepa, counsel for the LP, told the court that all the documents his client asked for from INEC were not provided. ” We are bringing this to your notice for your intervention because we have done everything humanly possible. ” This afternoon, INEC released few IreV reports from Lagos and Gombe. ” These documents were certified since May 29.…
and it’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi on Monday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission refused to provide documents they asked for.
The LP and Obi told the Presidential Election Petition Court that due to INEC ‘s refusal to provide them documents they asked for, they can’t go on with their case. Mr Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN counsel for INEC, told the court that he received a letter dated May 15 from the petitioners and have not received any other letter after that.
Mr Wole Olanipakun, SAN counsel for Tinubu and Shettima promised to ensure that a meeting between senior counsel holds to address the issues raised.
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