Finally, Peter Obi's Lawyers Begin Inspection of 2023 Presidential Election Materials
- Peter Obi and the Labour Party have begun an inspection of all the materials used for the conduct of the 2023 presidential election
- The inspection is being carried out by senior lawyers representing Obi and the party at the presidential election tribunal
- Other political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party's Atiku Abubakar and All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu, are also part of the inspection process
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The lawyers representing Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), have commenced the long-awaited inspection of the materials used for the Saturday, February 25 presidential and National Assembly election.
Daily Trust reports that the inspection of the materials by Obi's lawyers began hours after the legal practitioners met with officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including the commission's chairman.
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On Monday, March 13, the lawyers were given access to materials used for the presidential and NASS election by INEC at the commission's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.
In its ruling, the Court of Appeal had granted a request by LP, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s flagbearer and the president-elect to inspect the election materials.
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Also, the parties, in a report submitted to INEC, confirmed that the legal team of LP commenced its inspection on Monday, March 13.
The lawyer representing Obi and the Labour Party, Livy Uzochukwu, said the party and the PDP petitioned, while APC was responding.
Uzochukwu noted that the petitions' timelines differed, and the petitioners should be treated with priority.
In his reaction, the PDP lawyer, Joe-Kyari Gadzama confirmed that while limiting the number of people allowed to inspect the materials was not realistic, the PDP and the LP had more challenges in common than the APC and its candidate.
Gadzama also requested that a message be sent to the INEC in various states to allow inspection.
The parties involved, including INEC, further agreed that the PDP and the APC begin their inspection immediately, while the LP team, which had started their inspection, would continue from where they left off.
"I'm even surprised I didn't get 100% in Anambra": Peter Obi boasts about his popularity, winning Aso Rock
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that he is surprised he did not gather all the votes in Anambra, his home state.
Obi also debunked the claim that he rigged elections in some parts of the southeast region of Nigeria during the 2023 presidential poll.
According to the former governor, he also won in Aso Rock - the seat of power - where he had no influence or machinery to work in his favour.
"Wike worked against me": Peter Obi claims he secured over 50% votes in Rivers state during presidential poll
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has been accused of working against the presidential ambition of Peter Obi.
The Labour Party's flagbearer made the allegation against Governor Wike on Monday, March 13.
Obi said he got over 50 per cent of the votes cast on Saturday, February 25, from the actual results of the 2023 presidential election.
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