In a judgment on the petition by Obi and the LP, the court held that the petitioners merely bandied around allegations without providing evidence to support the same.
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In a judgment, the court noted that the witnesses, who were subpoenaed at the instance of the petitioners, had their written statements, which contained their evidence, were not filed along or frontloaded with the petition within the 21 days allowed by the Electoral Act 2022.
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has struck out about 17 paragraphs of the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) for containing vague and generic allegations.
The Presidential Election Petition Court has commenced the delivery of judgement in the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Sitting has begun at the Presidential Election Petitions Court, Abuja, which is expected to deliver judgment in the tussle over the outcome of the February 25, 2023 election.
The Diaspora Action for Democracy in Africa has cautioned the Presidential Election Petitions Court not deliver judgement in the February 25, 2023 polls that will set the country ablaze.
She walked into the courtroom before the court resumed hearing on the adoption of the written address by the LP and Obi.
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar has berated the report of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), of the present adminstration, declaring that after going through, it reflects an “embarrassment to the think tank body”.
Speaking to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the Chief Registrar of the Court, Umar Bangari dismissed the report and appealed to the general public to ignore the fake news in its entirety.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, stated this in a statement he issued on Monday in Abuja.
APM is seeking the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s election on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettma, was not qualified to contest, having allegedly engaged in double nomination.
The documents, which were tendered Friday, include a B.Sc. certificate from Chicago State University, an NYSC Discharge Certificate, and a Mobil Nigeria Oil Plc certificate of service.
Senator Melaye, the 22nd witness of the former Vice President and the PDP made the assertion on Friday in Abuja.
Osamor, who anchors a programme in the Africa Independent Television (AIT) “Democracy Today” was subpoenaed as ‘7th witness (PW 7) for Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) .
Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power
The witnesses including: Grace Ajagbonna, Abidemi Joseph and Obosa Edosa, who testified before the PEPC) as petitioners’ subpoenaed witnesses, said they were ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and served as Presiding Officers in Kogi, Niger and Edo states.
The All Progressives Congress, which is the fourth defendant in the suit before the PEPC, made the appeal on Monday.