At the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) today, one of the five justices, Abba Mohammed, reads the ruling on preliminary objections filed by the respondents against Peter Obi’s petition, ENigeria Newspaper reports.
– Respondents contend that Obi’s petition alleged widespread irregularities without specifying the affected polling units.
– The petition claimed that false election results were submitted without specifying which polling units were impacted.
– The petition alleged overvoting and rigging but did not specify the polling units. The petitioners only made generic allegations, Justice Mohammed says.
– The petitioners allege irregularities and will use spreadsheets, inspection reports, and forensic analysis as evidence in the trial. But he says the documents promised by the petitioners were not attached to the petition and served on the respondents.
– The Justice 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.
This is a developing story, more to come
