Peter Obi To Appear In Court Today, Says INEC Denied Him Access To Inspect Presidential Election Materials Including BVAS
The Labor Party (LP) Presidential candidate
Peter Obi has said that he is heading to court today in person as the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied him access to
inspect the sensitive materials used for the February 25 2023 Presidential
elections including the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
Some days ago the Court of Appeal sitting in
Abuja on Friday granted the request of Peter Obi and his Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, to inspect the election materials used
during the presidential election.
It
was the outcome of the Presidential election that led Obi and Atiku to approach
the court to seek permission to inspect the election materials used during the
concluded presidential election. Both candidates are challenging the outcome of
the presidential elections where Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared president.
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According to Obi on Wednesday, INEC has
refused to allow him and Members of his party to inspect the election materials
including BVAS hence is is personally heading to court with his lawyers.
Obi said, “I am supposed to commence our
whistle-stop campaign for our various Labor 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!”
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