‘Lost Mandate’: Peter Obi Petitions INEC Weeks after Presidential Polls | GOVERNMEND

Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate who contested under the Labour Party, has formally filed his petition to the elections tribunal to protest the results of the February 25 poll.

This was seen in a statement released by the Chief Spokesperson of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Yunusa Tanko.

According to the statement, “It is official the Labor Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has filed his petition to the presidential elections tribunal in Abuja. The process of reclaiming the people’s mandate has started.”

ThePunch learnt that Obi’s petition is coming four weeks after the contentious presidential and National Assembly elections that produced the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.Before Train

Although Tanko failed to disclose why it took his principal this long to file the petition, a source within the party noted that the Obi wanted to properly collate materials to back up his claim of massive rigging, voters intimidation and corruption allegation against the electoral umpire.

“You know Obi doesn’t like talking without getting facts. That’s why he took his time before he officially filed his case at the tribunal,” he said.

Recall that Tanko told The PUNCH  last Tuesday that the lawyers of the LP presidential candidate were making progress with their inspection of electoral data after they were granted access to gather some relevant information from the materials supplied.

Source: ThePunch News