Major Highlights as Peter Obi Closes Case Against President Bola Tinubu
- Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) closed their petition against President Bola Tinubu at the election petition court on Friday, June 23
- Following the closure of the case, Obi and his party, the LP, did not present 37 of the 50 witnesses promised
- Obi and LP are complainants in the petition, challenging the 2023 presidential election, which brought Tinubu to power as Nigeria's president
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FCT, Abuja - Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) closed their petition at the presidential election petition court on Friday, June 23.
Obi had alleged that the 2023 presidential election that was held on Saturday, February 25, was rigged in favour of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Channels Television reported.
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2023 election: Obi, Labour Party calls only 13 witnesses
Obi had proposed to call 50 witnesses but could only call 13 within the court allotted time, according to Vanguard. He also presented tons of electoral documents.
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Premium Times also reported that at the resumed hearing of Obi’s suit on Friday, June 23, Obi's lead counsel, Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), led Tanko Yunusa, a chieftain of the LP, as a witness.
Among exhibits he tendered before the court included polling unit results from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, as well as a bundle of documents containing the total number of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) that were collected in 32 states prior to the 2023 general elections.
At the close of his testimony, Uzoukwu told the court, “My Lords, that is the petitioners’ case.”
Afterwards, the court adjourned further hearing until Monday, July 3, for the respondents – President Tinubu, the ruling Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the All Progressives Congress (APC)- to open their defence.
Drama as LP, Obi’s witnesses contradict each other at tribunal
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that two witnesses of the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi contradicted themselves on Thursday, June 22, at the tribunal.
Obi's witnesses contradicted themselves on the conditions to be met by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before deploying technology.
Source: Legit.ng
