2023 election: Peter Obi, Atiku officially file appeal against results

 

The presidential candidates for the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, have moved the Presidential Election Court to request authorization for the scrutiny of election materials used in the vote on Saturday. 

Both Atiku and Obi vowed to fight for their mandate in court and refused to accept loss in the presidential election on February 25. 

In his acceptance speech after being named the winner of the election on Wednesday, Bola Tinubu requested the two candidates to join him in the effort to improve the country, but the gesture of reconciliation was rejected by the two contenders. 

On Thursday in Abuja, Atiku and Obi each gave a speech at a separate news conference in Abuja on Thursday 

Both presidential candidates asked PEC in Abuja for permission to examine election-related materials on February 25 in an effort to follow through on their campaign promises. 

Two ex-parte motions they submitted to the PEC secretariat at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, contain their request. 

The motions have been scheduled for hearing on Friday, with the Independent National Electoral Commission and two other parties listed as respondents (today).

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