The Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were found to have failed to explain how they received the majority of valid votes in the February 25 presidential election by the Presidential Election Petitions Court.
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Specifically in Rivers, Benue, Lagos, Taraba, Imo, and Osun states, the political party made general accusations of irregularities, the suppression of votes, and corrupt practices to steal their votes, according to the lead judgment read by Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, but it did not identify the polling places affected.
Justice Mohammed further ruled that the LP had failed to substantiate its claims that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had received more votes than it had been entitled to.
Details to come…