Like Atiku, Peter Obi to problem presidential election tribunal’s verdict in Supreme Court docket

Like Atiku, Peter Obi to problem presidential election tribunal's verdict in Supreme Court docket
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The Labour Social gathering presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday rejected the decision of the election petitions tribunal.

A five-member panel of the presidential election court docket headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani had on Wednesday night time dismissed the petitions filed by Obi and his Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, in opposition to the result of the election for lack of advantage.

Tsammani, who learn the judgement, held that the duo didn't efficiently show the allegations of fraud, non-compliance with the electoral act, and certainly all of the grounds of their petition difficult President Bola Tinubu's victory within the election.

Atiku had earlier on Thursday rejected the tribunal's verdict and vowed to problem it on the Supreme Court docket.

Obi, who spoke at a press convention in Anambra State, equally mentioned he would enchantment the judgement of the tribunal.

He urged Nigerians to stay targeted, steadfast, and peaceable, including that the matter has not reached its logical conclusion.

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The previous Anambra State governor challenged the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) to discharge its statutory features creditably and transparently to save lots of the nation the ache of election litigations.

He mentioned: “As petitioners on this case, we respect the views and rulings of the court docket, however we disagree with the court docket's reasoning and conclusions within the judgment it delivered.

“It's my intention as a presidential candidate and the intention of the Labour Social gathering to problem this judgment by means of enchantment instantly, as allowed by the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Our authorized crew has already acquired our agency instruction to file an enchantment in opposition to the choice. I shall not relent within the quest for justice, not essentially for myself however certainly for our teeming supporters all around the nation and past whose mandate to us on the polls was regrettably truncated by INEC.”

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