FRESH: Peter Obi Tenders PVCs In 32 States As APC Rejects Evidence At Presidential Tribunal—-A collection of documents from Peter Obi detailing the total number of Permanent Voters Cards, or PVCs, gathered in the 32 states of the federation prior to the 2023 general elections has been admitted in evidence by the Presidential Petition Court, PEPC, located in Abuja.
Equally admitted in evidence by the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel, was a bundle of documents that contained the total number of registered voters in the states.
The Labour Party, LP candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, presented the materials to the court, claiming that President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was the beneficiary of voter fraud in the February 25 presidential election.
Obi’s legal team was headed by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, but Mr. Peter Afuba, SAN, another experienced member of the team, submitted the exhibits on his behalf.
The petitioners informed the court that the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, had properly certified the exhibits.
The electoral body, however, asserted that it was adamantly opposed to the admissibility of the exhibits in evidence through the representation of its attorney, Mr. Kemi Pinhero, SAN.
President Tinubu and the APC, who are the 2nd and 3rd Respondents in the matter, also challenged the admission of the exhibits in evidence.
All the Respondents said they would adduce reasons behind their objections in their final written address.
Despite the objections, the court admitted in evidence documents on the total number of PVCs from the 32 states and marked them as exhibits PCN 1 to PCN 32.
The court equally admitted in evidence certified true copy of a certificate of compliance on exhibits the petitioners earlier tendered in respect of Edo State.
