PEPT: Court Says No Evidence to Back Obi, Labour Party’s Claim

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has stated that widespread irregularities mentioned by Peter Obi and the Labour Party were not specific and did not mention the polling units affected.

Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja as the court gives its ruling on the election petition, Justice Abba Mohammed while reading out the judgment claimed that false election results were submitted without specifying which polling units were impacted.

Justice Abba also ruled that Obi and the Labour Party did not adequately detail their allegations of corrupt practices, vote suppression, fictitious results, and other irregularities in their pleadings.

In the case of alleged overvoting and rigging, it said no specific polling units were mentioned in their address and made generic allegations.

The Justice also ruled that evidential documents were not attached to the petitions and used spreadsheets, inspection reports, and forensic analysis as evidence in the trial.