Court steps down Obi’s petition against Tinubu

Peter Obi's petition against President Bola Tinubu has suffered a setback following the decision of the presidential election petition tribunal to step it down due to inconsistencies in scheduling.

According to the Punch report, the tribunal on Thursday, June 1, discovered that the documents tendered before the court as proof needed proper scheduling.

It was gathered that the document contained proof of electoral malpractices in the just concluded presidential polls from 23 local government areas in Benue State, PM News reported.

Meanwhile, there were several attempts by Emeka Okpoko (SAN), the legal attorney of Obi and the Labour Party to appeal to jurors to grant leniency and admit the document.

His pleas were dismissed because the document lacked credence and legal cadence to be admissible in court.

On the other hand, the jurors asked Attorney Okpoko to file another document containing valid chronological documentation.

Shortly after, the court called for a recess to afford Obi's legal team to compile their document adequately.

Present at the proceedings were the Labour Party flagbearer, Obi, his running mate, Mr Datti Baba-Ahmed, the suspended Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure and other Labour Party members.