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Nigerian Court Begins Hearing Presidential Election Challenges
Nigerian Court Begins Hearing Presidential Election Challenges
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Weeks after Nigeria's Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives' Congress (APC) won the February 25, 2023 presidential election, five political parties have protested the result in court.
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Nigeria's election tribunal started hearing opposition petitions on Monday challenging president-elect Bola Tinubu's victory in the February presidential vote, local media reported.The first petition was formed by Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate. According to the published results, Obi came third in the elections with 25.4%. The Labour Party’s petition argued that there were multiple violations of the law and other irregularities in the election, and added that the electoral agency violated its own guidelines by delaying the uploading of results from polling stations to electronic machines, opening the election results to manipulation.Likewise, the court heard a petition from the People's Action Party, whose candidate Charles Nnadi came in last place in the election (0.5%). Nnadi accused Tinuba of manipulating the presidential election in at least 11 states. The tribunal has postponed further pre-hearing proceedings until Wednesday after hearing the case.The tribunal also deferred the petition of Atiku Abubakar, leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who came second in the vote (29.07%), until Thursday. The PDP filed a petition before the tribunal to declare Atiku as the real winner of the election because he was allegedly "robbed at the polls", the party's statement read. The other petition, filed by the Allied People's Movement, argues that Tinubu's victory was invalid due to non-compliance with the relevant laws. It was also postponed by the tribunal until Thursday.Meanwhile, the Action Alliance with Hamza Al-Mustapha as candidate - who received 0.5% - has withdrawn its petition against Tinubu without explanation. According to local media, a confusion about the legal representative of the party ensued when the party’s case was called.In a statement published on his campaign website, Tinubu said "The elections are over" and urged his party to "champion the healing process by embracing the opponents and their supporters."Tinubu won the February 25 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) according to the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 1.Although legal challenges of elections are a common phenomenon in Nigeria, the country's Supreme Court has never declared the results of a presidential election to be invalid.
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Nigerian Court Begins Hearing Presidential Election Challenges
15:33 09.05.2023 (Updated: 08:57 10.05.2023) Weeks after Nigeria's Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives' Congress (APC) won the February 25, 2023 presidential election, five political parties have protested the result in court.
Nigeria's election tribunal
started hearing opposition petitions on Monday challenging president-elect Bola Tinubu's victory in the February presidential vote, local media reported.
The first petition was formed by Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate. According to the published results, Obi
came third in the elections with 25.4%.
The Labour Party’s petition argued that there were multiple violations of the law and other irregularities in the election, and added that the electoral agency violated its own guidelines by delaying the uploading of results from polling stations to electronic machines, opening the election results to manipulation.
"The Labour Party presidential candidate is seeking that the court declare him as the proper winner of the February 25 presidential election among other demands," the party wrote on its website.
Likewise, the court heard a petition from the People's Action Party, whose candidate Charles Nnadi came in last place in the election (0.5%). Nnadi accused Tinuba of manipulating the presidential election in at least 11 states.
The tribunal has postponed further pre-hearing proceedings until Wednesday after hearing the case.
The tribunal also deferred the petition of Atiku Abubakar, leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who came second in the vote (29.07%), until Thursday. The PDP filed a petition before the tribunal to declare Atiku as the real winner of the election because he was allegedly "robbed at the polls", the party's statement read.
The other petition, filed by the Allied People's Movement, argues that Tinubu's victory was invalid due to non-compliance with the relevant laws. It was also postponed by the tribunal until Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Action Alliance with Hamza Al-Mustapha as candidate - who received 0.5% - has withdrawn its petition against Tinubu without explanation. According to local media, a confusion about the legal representative of the party ensued when the party’s case was called.
In a statement published on his campaign website, Tinubu said "The elections are over" and urged his party to "champion the healing process by embracing the opponents and their supporters."
Tinubu won the February 25 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) according to the result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 1.
Although legal challenges of elections are a common phenomenon in Nigeria, the country's Supreme Court has never declared the results of a presidential election to be invalid.
