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  • Updated: March 08, 2023

Peter Obi Heads To Court After INEC's Refusal Of Inspection Of Election Materials

Peter Obi Heads To Court After INEC's Refusal Of Inspection

The legal battle involving the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is set to begin as the former has revealed his plan to head to court on Wednesday.

Speaking via his official Twitter handle today, Obi revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to allow his party to inspect materials used during the February 25 presidential election.

Obi and his counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar had been granted orders seeking to inspect the materials but INEC had equally requested that the Election Tribunal Court vary the orders.

Giving an update on his social media account, Obi disclosed that he planned to embark on a whistle-stop campaign for the various Labour Party governorship and State Assembly candidates but would now go to court following INEC's refusal.

He urged all Obidients in the different states to continue campaigning for the respective candidates while he and his legal team pursue due process.

"I am supposed to commence our whistle-stop campaign for our various Labour Party Governorship and State Assembly Candidates today. Initially, my trip was to take me to Nasarawa, Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Plateau, Borno, etc.

"However, following INEC's refusal to allow our party to inspect the materials (including BVAS) from the 25th February presidential elections, I am personally heading to the Court today with our lawyers.

"As we pursue due process and defer to the rule of law, I urge all the OBIdients in the various states to continue campaigning for our candidates, namely, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour in Lagos, Chijoke Edeoga in Enugu, Patrick Dakum in Plateau, Alex Otti in Abia, Ken Pela in Delta, Ibrahim Mshelia in Borno, to name just a few.

"It is also imperative that Obidients vote for candidates with Competence, Character, Capacity, and Compassion.

"I remain committed and will give more attention to our mission of retrieving our mandate. A new Nigeria is possible!", he penned.

 

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