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, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), presented forms EC40GPU, EC40G1, and reports prepared by INEC after the election on behalf of Mr Peter Gregory Obi.
The breakdown of the exhibits revealed that 45 EC40GPU forms were tendered in 10 Local Government Areas of Niger State, 23 in seven Local Government Areas of Osun State, 17 in three Local Government Areas of Edo State, and 52 EC40GPU forms in five Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.
Additionally, Mr Obi tendered 15 forms EC40G in eight Local Government Areas of Osun State, 12 forms EC40G1 in 12 Local Government Areas of Edo State, 15 forms EC40G in four Local Government Areas of Sokoto State, and 9 forms EC40G1 in two Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.
Furthermore, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate presented five reports on the conduct of the election in Niger State and eight reports in Edo State to support his claims of malpractices during the election.
Although the admission of the exhibits was contested by INEC, Tinubu, Kashim Shetima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presiding Justice of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, admitted them as exhibits.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, Mr Obi also tendered INEC Results Viewing (IRev) reports from 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 rescheduled further hearings in the petition for June 14.