The Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Mr Peter Obi, have formally filed a petition at the Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the February 25, 2023, presidential election.
A spokesperson for Obi’s presidential campaign told newsmen yesterday that their petition argues that “Tinubu should not have been eligible to run for the top office.”
They also argued that the election was invalid by reason of corrupt practices and non-compliance with the provision of the Electoral Act 2022.
Similarly, the Action Alliance and the Allied Peoples Movement have equally lodged separate petitions to challenge the outcome of the presidential election.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is expected to file his own petition before midnight when the deadline will elapse.