Tinubu's Victory: SDP Candidate Says INEC’s Delay in Uploading Results to IReV Not Relevant in Court
- SDP presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo has weighed in on the issue surrounding INEC's role in the 2023 elections
- Adebayo noted that the discussions surrounding the INEC's IReV portal may be termed inconsequential by the Supreme court
- The politician further stated that many of the promises made by INEC, including uploading election results to the IReV portal, are not recognised by law
Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections, says issues around the result viewing portal may not be relevant to the presidential election petition tribunal.
Ahead of the 2023 polls, the IReV portal was part of the technologies introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve the transparency of the electoral process.
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SDP presidential candidate speaks on INEC’s delay in uploading results to IReV
The SDP standard bearer disclosed that the debate on the IReV may be considered inconsequential by the supreme court, The Cable reported.
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He said many of the promises made by INEC, including uploading the presidential election results to the IReV in real-time, are not legally binding.
“The supreme court is interested in the information inside the BVAS, the information in the voter’s register, and the actual result sheets,” he said.
Court nullifies Alex Otti’s candidature, all Labour Party candidates in Abia, Kano
In another development, a Federal High Court sitting in Kano state and presided over by Justice M. N. Yunusa has nullified the candidature of the Abia state governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti.
Justice Yunusa, on Friday, May 19, also nullified the candidatures of all those who contested the 2023 general elections under the Labour Party (LP) in Abia and Kano states.
The court ruled that the emergence of the candidates was not in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 electoral act.
Buhari’s ex-minister reveals real reason Atiku, Peter Obi lost to Tinubu
A former minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, has revealed what actually played out in the Saturday, February 25 presidential election.
According to Shittu, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, lost the poll because of a lack of vision and proper organisation.
The former minister made this disclosure in Abuja during a press conference organised by the Coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups on Thursday, May 18.
Source: Legit.ng
