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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Mr Peter Obi, has tendered additional 188 exhibits against the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the election.
The exhibits, mainly results sheets, and reports used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the election, were tendered at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).
After the exhibits were tendered, the court admitted them as exhibits that would be used to determine the legality or otherwise of Tinubu’s return as the President.
Obi through Mr Peter Afoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, tendered forms EC40GPU, EC40G1, and reports prepared by the electoral body after the election.
A breakdown showed that 45 EC40GPU forms were tendered in 10 Local Government Areas of Niger State, 23 in seven local government areas of Osun, 17 in three local government areas of Edo State, and 52 EC40GPU forms in five Local Government Areas of Sokoto were tendered.
Obi also tendered 15 forms EC40G in 8 Local Government Areas of Osun State, 12 forms EC40G1 in 12 local government areas of Edo, 15 forms EC40G in four local government areas of Sokoto, and 9 forms EC40G1 in two local government areas of Sokoto.
He also tendered five reports on the conduct of the election in Niger State and 8 in Edo to back up his allegations of malpractices during the conduct of the election.
Although the admission of the exhibits was contested by INEC, Tinubu, Kashim Shetima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Presiding Justice of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani admitted them as exhibits.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, Obi also tendered INEC Results Viewing (IRev) reports in 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State, 20 in Ogun State, 16 in Ekiti State, 19 in Rivers State, and 25 in Akwa Ibom State.
Meanwhile, the Court has shifted further hearing in the petition to June 14.
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