Presidential Election Tribunal: INEC Finally Responds to Subpoena Issued by Peter Obi

• The Independent National Electoral Commission has sent representatives to the presidential election petition court sitting in Abuja
• The action of the electoral umpire was in response to a subpoena issued by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Gregory Obi
• Obi filed his petition at the presidential election court to challenge the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress

FCT, Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, June 20, finally responded to a subpoena issued by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) after a series of allegations that the commission was avoiding the service of the summon.

Making an appearance before the tribunal, Lawrence Bayode, INEC's deputy director, said out of the five documents sought by the petitioners, two were non-existent, while one was being processed, The Cable reported.

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Also, Moronkeji Tairu, a deputy director of INEC, tendered some other documents requested by the petitioners, Nigerian Tribune reported.

She also said some of the documents requested do not exist, while others need to be gathered from across the 36 states.

Tairu said:

“The others are to be gotten across the states and for logistics reasons it would take a while before we can get them."

Controversies courted by Peter Obi of the Labour Party

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, may be loved by many, but he isn't without his own blemishes.

Nigeria’s third-placed presidential candidate — who galvanised the youth vote and received about 6 million votes, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission - has been in the public eye for the last 16 years.

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Some unsavoury situations have been linked to the former Anambra state governor.

Pastor accuses Peter Obi of betraying Atiku

Legit.ng also reported that the head of Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Pastor Adewale Giwa, accused Peter Obi of betraying Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Giwa, while addressing his members in Akure on Sunday, June 18, also accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party of being a pretender.

Source: Legit.ng