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Thursday, 06 July 2023 04:32

PEPC: Tinubu, APC open, close defence in Obi’s petition with only one witness

President Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), have closed their defence in Peter Obi’s suit challenging Tinubu’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja. Obi of the Labour Party came third in the 25 February presidential election, but he is urging the court to overturn Tinubu’s victory on account of electoral fraud and non-compliance with statutory provisions in the conduct of the poll. Tinubu and the APC had on Wednesday opened their defence after Obi finished presenting his own case on 23 June, Tinubu, APC and Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, are respondents in the…

Wednesday, 05 July 2023 04:36

INEC opens, closes defence in Peter Obi’s petition at PEPC

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, closed its defence after calling its only witness to testify in opposition to the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, announced the closure of the first respondent’s case after its witness, Lawrence Bayode, a Deputy Director in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department of the commission, finished testifying. The electoral commission similarly closed its case concerning the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with Bayode also testifying as its sole witness.…

Wednesday, 05 July 2023 04:35

PEPC: Tinubu tenders US embassy’s clearance for criminal conviction, Chicago university certificate

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday presented his academic records before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja. Tinubu tendered the academic records obtained from the Chicago State University in the United States of America to counter a suit lodged by Atiku Abubakar challenging his victory as Nigeria’s president. The electoral commission, INEC, had declared President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the presidential election, which was held on 25 February. But Atiku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disputed the election outcome. Subsequently, he filed a petition before the court on 21 March, urging it to…

Wednesday, 05 July 2023 04:34

Reps announce Ihonvbere, Chinda, others as House principal officers

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, has announced the principal officers of the majority party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) – in the lower legislative chamber. At plenary on Tuesday, Abbas announced Julius Ihonvbere, lawmaker representing Owan east/Owan west of Edo as the majority leader; and Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, legislator representing Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro of Kogi, as the deputy majority leader. The speaker also named Bello Usman Kumo, representing Akko federal constituency of Gombe as the chief whip; and Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency in Ogun, as the deputy chief whip. For the minority leadership, Abbas…

Tuesday, 04 July 2023 04:52

INEC opens, closes defence against Atiku’s petition at PEPC

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, closed its case after calling a witness in Atiku Abubakar’s petition contesting the election of President Bola Tinubu on 25 February. Atiku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is urging the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to set aside Tinubu’s victory on account of gross non-compliance with Nigeria’s electoral laws in the conduct of the presidential poll. INEC on 1 March declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) election winner. At the resumed proceedings on Monday, INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, called the first witness, Lawrence Bayode, an assistant director in charge…

Tuesday, 04 July 2023 04:51

PEPC admits EU’s Election Report against INEC, Tinubu

Presidential Election Petition Court has admitted the final report of the European Union Election Observer Mission in Nigeria which faulted the conduct of the February 25 presidential election. A five-member panel of the court presided by Haruna Tsammani admitted the document yesterday after it was tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Lawyers to President Bola Tinubu, Wole Olanipekun, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Lateef Fagbemi, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abubakar Mahmoud objected to the admissibility of the document. The EU mission had in its report claimed the presidential election did not…

Monday, 03 July 2023 03:19

Tinubu rejects EU Report on 2023 elections

The Presidency has rejected the report of the European Union on the outcome of the 2023 general elections. In its final report on the Nigerian elections, the globally acclaimed body said trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had been severely damaged, especially as a result of the failure to upload the result of the presidential election electronically. But responding in a statement on Sunday, Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, described the report as a product of a poorly done desk job that relied heavily on few instances of skirmishes in…

Monday, 03 July 2023 03:18

PEPC resumes today to hear Tinubu’s defence against Obi, Atiku’s petitions. Here’s summary of proceedings so far

After three weeks of legal fireworks sparked by the move by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to invalidate the outcome of the 23 February election at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), are set to open their defence on Monday. Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, also a respondent in the cases pending at the court, will commence its defence of the outcome of the election before the five-member panel of the court headed by Haruna Tsammani on Monday (today). Tinubu of the APC emerged as Nigeria’s 16th leader in…

Friday, 30 June 2023 03:01

Obi on Tinubu’s long convoy: Displaying ostentation while asking people to make sacrifices wrong

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged leaders at every level in Nigeria to lead by example. The call came against the background of the outrage being expressed by Nigerians over the “outlandish display of power” by President Bola Tinubu during a recent visit to Lagos State. Head, Obi-Datti Media Office, Diran Onifade, in a statement Thursday, said Tinubu during the visit was escorted by an unprecedented 124-vehicle convoy. According to him, not since the creation of Nigeria by the British has such mindless and embarrassing exhibitionism been purveyed by a politician. Not…

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 04:58

Public trust in INEC severely damaged by its handling of 2023 elections - EU

The 2023 general elections did not ensure a well-run transparent, and inclusive democratic process as assured by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has said. The EU EOM noted that shortcomings in the law and electoral administration hindered the conduct of well-run and inclusive elections and damaged trust in INEC. In its final report released on Tuesday in Abuja, the EU EOM said public confidence and trust in INEC were severely damaged during the presidential poll and were not restored in state-level elections, leading civil society to call for an independent audit…

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Saturday, 24 June 2023 02:46

PEPC: Atiku’s witness tenders Tinubu’s academic records alleging president stole a woman’s identity

Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, on Friday, admitted as exhibitPresident Bola Tinubu’s academic records obtained from the Chicago State University, United States of America. The five-member court headed by Haruna Tsammani admitted the documents as exhibits, while the legal teams of Tinubu, APC, and INEC argued that the documents were not admissible and promised to give their grounds objection in their final addresses. The documents were tendered by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging the outcome of the 25 February presidential election. Atiku had filed a petition calling the court to overturn…

Saturday, 24 June 2023 02:45

Obi closes case against Tinubu after loading PEPC with tons of documents, 13 witnesses

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Friday, closed his case at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja with the 13 witnesses he called to prove his case against President Bola Tinubu’s election. Mr Obi had proposed to call 50 witnesses but could only call 13 within the court allotted time. He also tendered tons of electoral documents. Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, had declared Tinubu winner of the 25 February election. Displeased with the results, Obi, who came third in the election, filed a petition at the court to challenge Tinubu’s victory. He and his party filed…

Friday, 23 June 2023 04:34

Atiku’s witness tells PEPC BVAS machines given to him for inspection by INEC all had presidential results deleted

A witness for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has told the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja that results on all 110 BVAS machines he inspected were deleted. The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine is an electronic device distributed across the over 176,000 polling units in the country by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the accreditation of voters during the 2023 general elections. The device was also designed to promptly upload photographic copies of result sheets to the INEC Results View (IReV) portal after result documentation at the polling units. Atiku…

Friday, 23 June 2023 04:33

Obi features cybersecurity expert as witness against INEC at PEPC

Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday fielded more witnesses in aid of its petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court. The petitioners are protesting the outcome of the last presidential elections wherein the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu as the elected president. Tinubu contested under the platform of the All Progressives Congress. During the resumed hearing in the matter, Ugwuoke who was led in evidence by the petitioners’ counsel, Patrick Ikweato, insinuated that the Amazon Web Service could not have shut down as it was the responsibility of the service provider to be up…

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