As the legal fireworks between Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu kick-start today, Monday, May 8, here are five prayers the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate seeks in his petition against the President-elect.
The petition, jointly filed by Obi and his party, has INEC, Tinubu, Shettima Kashim, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the respondents.
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25% in FCT
There has been a never-ending debate since Tinubu was declared winner of the election without securing 25% in the FCT. Hence, Obi and LP want the tribunal to determine “that the 2nd Respondent (Tinubu) having failed to score one-quarter of the votes cast at the Presidential Election in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was not entitled to be declared and returned as the winner of the presidential election held on 25 February 2023”.
Election cancellation
Obi and his party also prayed the court to order the cancellation of the February 25 presidential election adding, “the Presidential election conducted on 25th February 2023 is void on the ground that the election was not conducted substantially by the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended”.
Fresh election
In addition to the election cancellation, the LP candidate asked the court to compel INEC to conduct a fresh election.