The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, is alleged to have refused to abide by the order of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal directing it to give the party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, access to the certified true copies of materials used in the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, prompting the Labour Party to announce it will launch a nationwide protest.
The order of the presidential election petition tribunal was duly served on INEC on March 3 despite the fact that the commission was present and represented at the tribunal when the order was issued, according to Dr. Yunusa Tanko, the party’s spokesperson for the presidential campaign council, who made this announcement at a press conference in Lagos the order was made…..Continue Reading
He said the party also sent a letter to the Commission on March 6, reminding the electoral umpire that it was yet to obey the order.
The Chief Spokesman for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, warned that the party would be compelled to mobilise its supporters to occupy INEC offices nationwide if the Commission failed to obey the order of the court within the next 72 hours.
