Strong APC Chieftain Reacts as Peter Obi Demands 7 Weeks to Produce 50 Witnesses at Tribunal

Strong APC Chieftain Reacts as Peter Obi Demands 7 Weeks to Produce 50 Witnesses at Tribunal

  • What will eventually play out at the presidential election petition tribunal, has been predicted by an APC chieftain
  • The minister of labour and employment, Festus Keyamo said the process is gradually unfolding and in the fullness of time, the truths will be separated from fantasies at the court
  • He made this statement while reacting to Peter Obi's request on Saturday, May 20, at the tribunal, for seven weeks to produce 50 witnesses in order to establish his case

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The minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, has reacted after the February 25 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, requested seven weeks to call fifty (50) witnesses to prove his case against the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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Obi, on Saturday, May 20 made the request during the continuation of the pre-hearing case before the presidential election tribunal headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani, The Punch reported.

Festus Keyamo, Peter Obi, APC, Labour Party, election petition tribunal
APC chieftain Festus Keyamo has reacted to Peter Obi's request for seven weeks to produce witnesses at the election petition tribunal. Photo credit: Festus Keyamo, Mr. Peter Obi
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Peter Obi's demand explained by his counsel at the tribunal

The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate intend to present 50 witnesses to court who will testify for 30 minutes in court, excluding the time for any electronic demonstration of evidence.

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Festus Keyamo reacted

Reacting to the development, Keyamo took to his Twitter page and recalled saying that the election petition tribunal will not instantly determine the outcome of the election before May 29th because the opposition will need more time to prove their case.

The tweet sighted by Legit.ng on Sunday, May 21, reads thus:

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"More than a week ago, I tried to educate some of those calling for the ‘instant’ determination of the Presidential Election Petitions before May 29th that it is even the Petitioners that would need more time to prove their cases. Shockingly, some supposedly ‘learned’ fellows goaded the mob to believe otherwise. Now, they can see the process as it unfolds IN REALITY.
"In the fullness of time, we shall separate the truths from the fantasies."

Tinubu's victory: SDP candidate says INEC’s delay in uploading results to IReV not relevant in court

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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The SDP standard bearer disclosed that the debate on the IReV may be considered inconsequential by the supreme court.

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

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.