The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday admitted more exhibits tendered as evidence by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, against Bola Tinubu, who was declared as the winner of the february 25 presidential election.
The LP and Obi are challenging the outcome of the election that saw Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced as the elected president by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, at the resumed hearing, the exhibits submitted by LP and OBI were mainly results sheets and reports used by INEC during the election.
Counsel for the LP and Obi, Peter Afoba, SAN, tendered forms EC40GPU and EC40G1, which are the summary of registered voters of polling units and local governments where elections were canceled or did not occur.
The presentation covered 45 EC40GPU forms in 10 local government areas of Niger State, 23 in seven local government areas of Osun, 17 in three local government areas of Edo State and 52 EC40GPU forms in five local government areas of Sokoto.
The petitioners also tendered five reports on the conduct of the election in Niger State and eight in Edo to back up their allegations of malpractices during the conduct of the election.
Obi also tendered 15 forms of EC40G in eight local government areas of Osun State, 12 forms EC40G1 in 12 local government areas of Edo, 15 forms EC40G in four local government areas of Sokoto and nine forms EC40G1 in two local government areas of Sokoto.
The petitioner also tendered INEC Results Viewing reports in 21 local government areas of Adamawa State, 20 in Ogun State, 16 in Ekiti State, 19 in Rivers State and 25 in Akwa Ibom State.
The chairman of the tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani admitted them as exhibits despite objections against the admissibility of the exhibits by INEC, Tinubu and APC.
The court also adjourned further hearings in the petition to June 14.