Peter Obi files 50 grounds of appeal against tribunal’s judgment

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi,
has appealed against the tribunal judgement which upheld the victory of
President Bola Tinubu.

Obi in a 50 grounds notice of appeal by his lead counsel,
Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, challenged the decision of the presidential election
tribunal.

The notice of appeal partly read, “Take notice that the
Appellants being dissatisfied with the decisions in PETITION NO:
CA/PEPC/03/2023 MR. PETER GREGORY OBI & ANOR. v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL
ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ORS. (consolidated with Election Petition Nos:
CA/PEPC/04/2023 and CA/PEPC/05/2023), contained in pages 3-327 of the Judgment
of the Court of Appeal sitting as the Presidential Election Petition Court,
Holden at Abuja, Coram: H. S. Tsammani, Stephen Jonah Adah, Misitura Omodere
Bolaji-Yusuff, Boloukuroma Moses Ugo and Abba Bello Mohammed, JJ.C.A. (“the
Court below”) delivered on the 6th day of September 2023, and more particularly
stated in paragraph 2 of this Notice of Appeal, do hereby appeal to the Supreme
Court on the Grounds set out in Paragraph 3 and will at the hearing of the
appeal seek the Reliefs sought in paragraph 4 herein.”