LP tenders documents challenging Tinubu’s victory in 17 states

The Labour Party (LP) has presented Forms EC8B from 17
states as exhibits before the presidential election tribunal to challenge
President Bola Tinubu’s victory.

Ben Anichebe, counsel to the LP and Peter Obi, presidential
candidate of the party, spoke while tendering documents at the resumed hearing
of the joint petition filed before the tribunal on Tuesday.

Forms EC8B are mainly election results from the ward level.

The documents were admitted as exhibits by the court.

The states are Adamawa (21 LGAs), Bayelsa (8 LGAs), Benue
(23 LGAs), Kogi (21 LGAs), Nasarawa (11 LGAs), Niger (25 LGAs), Ondo (18 LGAs),
Sokoto (23 LGAs), Delta (25 LGAs), Ekiti (11 LGAs), Imo (25 LGAs), Kaduna (21
LGAs), Oyo (27 LGAs), Cross River (18 LGAs), Edo (15 LGAs), Akwa Ibom (31 LGAs)
and Lagos (20 LGAs).

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
represented by Kemi Pinheiro, objected to the admissibility of the documents.

Mike Igbokwe, who represented President Tinubu and
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, also towed the same path.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), represented by Lawan
Yusufa, also raised an objection while all respondents said they would reserve
their objections until the final address.

Further hearing in the petition has been adjourned to June
7.

Tinubu, the standard bearer of the APC, was declared the
winner of the February 25 election with 8,794,726 votes.

The outcome of the election is being challenged by Obi of
the LP, and Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The LP had said it would challenge Tinubu’s victory in only
18 states.