Category: Tribunal

Tribunal Accepts European Union’s Final Report Criticizing Tinubu and Others’ Elections.

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The European Union Election Observer Mission’s final report, which criticized the conduct and outcome of the 2023 presidential election that resulted in the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others, was admitted as evidence by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Monday. The report, presented by Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, was accepted as an exhibit despite strong objections from President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress (APC), and the Independent National…

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INEC’s Defence of Tinubu’s Presidential Election Victory Shaky as No Witnesses Present at Opening

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) began its defence of the February 25 presidential election in Abuja on Monday, but encountered a shaky start as none of its three witnesses were present at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPEC). INEC, which conducted the disputed election and was expected to open its defence, arrived at the court without any witnesses. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmood SAN, the lead counsel for INEC and former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), informed the court that he intended to call three witnesses to counter the…

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Tribunal Accepts Tinubu’s Chicago University Admission Transcript as Evidence, with Gender Discrepancy

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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja has admitted into evidence a transcript regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s admission into Chicago State University, submitted by South West College, wherein Tinubu is identified as a female. The transcript, along with other documents, was tendered by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his party as part of their joint petition challenging Tinubu’s declaration as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The court has also accepted other documents presented by the petitioners as…

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Court Admits Data Analysis and Blurred Results of 18,000 PUs in Obi’s Petition

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The Presidential Election Petition Court granted admission of the data analysis and accompanying appendices of the February 25 presidential election results. Additionally, the court accepted the submission of blurred results from 18,088 polling units, sourced from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) results viewing portal. The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, presented this evidence as part of their challenge to the election outcome, which declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected president. During the hearing, the petitioners’ counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN),…

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Peter Gregory Obi Presents 188 Additional Exhibits in Challenge to Tinubu’s Election

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Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Gregory Obi, presented an additional 188 exhibits on Tuesday in Abuja to substantiate allegations of malpractices in the February 25 presidential election. These exhibits were tendered against the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the election. The exhibits primarily consisted of results sheets and reports utilized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the election. They were submitted at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) and admitted as exhibits to determine the validity of Tinubu’s presidency. Mr Peter Afoba,…

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INEC Chairman Yakubu Mahmood to Testify for Atiku in Petition against Tinubu on June 15

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In a significant turn of events, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is set to testify on behalf of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the ongoing petition against Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration as President. The appearance is scheduled for June 15 at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PREPEC). Professor Mahmood has been duly subpoenaed by Atiku’s legal team, led by Chief Chris Uche, SAN. During the court proceedings on Tuesday, Chief Uche informed the panel, presided over by Justice Haruna Tsammani, that the…

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Subpoenaed Witnesses Unsettle INEC, Tinubu, APC; Court Adjourns till June 8 in Atiku’s Petition

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The decision of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku to bring subpoenaed witnesses into the hearing of his petition on Wednesday unsettled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Tinubu, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), who stood their ground that the witnesses should not be allowed to testify until June 8. Atiku, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the disputed February 25 presidential election, called his first subpoenaed witness at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPEC) to present some sensitive documents. However, INEC and Tinubu vehemently…

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Presidential Election Petition Court Admits Final Results as Exhibit in Obi’s Petition Against Tinubu’s Election

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In the ongoing petition challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), tendered the collated final Presidential Election Results on Wednesday. The results were used to declare Tinubu as the winner of the election. The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) admitted the final result without any objections from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shetima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are the four respondents in the petition. While the respondents vehemently opposed the admission of…

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