The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has countered claims that the Commission refused to produce documents requested by the Labour Party and Peter Obi, the presidential candidate. LEGIT NEWS reports.
The electoral body said Obi and LP refused to pay the N1.5 million INEC demanded to access documents they requested to present as evidence before the presidential election tribunal.Information Guide Nigeria
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaCounsel to INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud, stated these during the sitting of the presidential election petition court on Wednesday while reacting to claims made by Levy Uzoukwu, the counsel to LP and its candidate, Obi.
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INEC refused to produce 70% of the electoral documents, LP, Obi’s lawyer alleges
Uzoukwu had earlier alleged that INEC refused to release the necessary documents requested by his team. According to Uzoukwu, the documents are to be presented as evidence in the suit challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Speaking before the five-member panel of the court led by Haruna Tsammani, the LP, Obi’s counsel said INEC “stubbornly refused to produce 70 percent of the electoral documents that were requested”.NYSC Portal
The senior lawyer further stated that INEC officials demanded N1.5 million fee to process the documents in Sokoto state, while his team has been unable to access the electoral documents concerning the polls in Rivers state. He said: “A typical example is that of Rivers state, where the resident electoral commissioner boldly told us they do not have any form EC8A to give us.”JAMB Portal
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