Labour Party: Fireworks, drama as Presidential Election Petition Court sits

Pre-hearing at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), started on a light note on May 8.

INEC on March 1, declared Sen. Bola Tinubu of APC winner of the Feb. 25 Presidential Election with 8,794,726 votes. It said PDP’s Atiku polled 6,984,520 to finish second while Obi came third with 6,101,533 votes.

Piqued by the result Obi, alongside his party, headed for PEPC insisting that the results were manipulated and the process marred with irregularities.