Breaking: Peter Obi, Labour Party Reveal Number of States Where They'll Challenge Election Results

Breaking: Peter Obi, Labour Party Reveal Number of States Where They'll Challenge Election Results

  • Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential elections, has revealed the number of states where the February 25 poll results will be challenged
  • Obi's lawyer, Emeka Okpoko, disclosed that the Labour Party would challenge the presidential election results in only 18 states
  • Okpoko, however, was only able to tender result sheets from six out of the 18 states before asking for an adjournment

FCT, Abuja - The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has revealed the number of states where the February 25, 2023, presidential election results will be challenged.

Obi stated that he and his party would challenge the election results in only 18 states at the presidential election petition court in Abuja.

Labour Party election results/ Peter Obi election results/Obi at tribunal
Peter Obi says Labour Party will challenge the election results in only 18 states. Photo Credit: Mr Peter Obi. Source: Facebook
Source: Facebook

As reported by TheCable, the counsel to Obi and LP, Emeka Okpoko, disclosed this while tendering documents at the resumed hearing of the petition filed by the party on Thursday, June 1

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Similarly, The Nation reported that Okpoko said his team intends to tender election materials from the 18 states.

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However, Obi's lawyer could only tender result sheets from six of the 18 states before asking for an adjournment.

The petition was shifted to 9 am on Friday for further hearing.

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a journalist with over 5 years of working experience in the media. He has worked with PM News, The Sun and Within Nigeria before joining Legit.ng as a Politics/Current Affairs Editor. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication from Lagos State University (LASU). He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.