News

PHOTOS: Obi in court over BVAS inspection

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, appeared at the Court of Appeal in Abuja over the LP’s legal quest to inspect Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and other electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the February 25, 2023, presidential and National Assembly elections.

Obi appeared at the Court of Appeal alongside the LP National Chairman, Julius Abure.

Taking to his Twitter account to announce his presence at the court, the former governor of Anambra State said: “I have arrived at the Appeal Court in Abuja. The place of the Nigerian Judiciary as a revered national institution remain important.

READ ALSO: Atiku: ‘Electoral fraud’ perpetrated by INEC’ll be reversed soon

“We believe in due process.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.

Tinubu emerged winner with 8,794,726 votes, while his closest rival and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, polled 6,984,520 votes.

Obi, however, came third with 6,101,533 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) occupy the fourth position with 1,496,687 votes.

See the pictures below:

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

‘Not our war’: US allies reject Trump’s request for support in Hormuz

Several United States allies have rejected a request by President Donald Trump for military support…

11 minutes ago

Troops intercept four trucks carrying illegal mining products in Akwa Ibom

Troops of the Joint Task Force in the South-South have intercepted four trucks conveying suspected…

12 minutes ago

Burna Boy becomes first African singer with highest concert revenue

Grammy-Award winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, has set a new…

16 minutes ago

Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 15.06% in February 2026 – NBS

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined marginally to 15.06 percent in February 2026 on a year-on-year…

24 minutes ago

Tinubu swears in Oyedele as minister of state for finance

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance. Oyedele…

2 hours ago

Chelsea bags one-year transfer ban

Chelsea have been fined £10.75 million ($14.27 million) and handed a suspended one-year transfer ban…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.