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Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), the leading counsel of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has vowed to expose the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for allegedly withholding essential documents, alleging that the electoral umpire is probably trying to manipulate the documents, before releasing them.

According to him, he will focus on the most important witnesses in the case in the three weeks allotted to his team to present their case.

Uzoukwu said this during an interview with journalists Tuesday at the tribunal pre-hearing in Abuja.

“We have written five letters indicating to pay and that we’re ready to collect those documents. The letters were duly received and endorsed by INEC. Why are they telling lies to say that we couldn’t pay? This is very unfortunate.

“What about the documents we have collected? Don’t we pay for them? Of course, we paid for them and those ones were given to us but refused to give us others,” he said.

Obi’s lawyer also said his party would serve INEC a subpoena as soon as hearing resumes May 30 (a day after inauguration), to compel them to produce the documents.

The lawyer said his team will manage the three weeks allotted, by focusing on the most essential witnesses that would prove the case.

On consolidation of petitions, Uzoukwu explained that all three petitions will be heard together, but each one will maintain its identity.

“What about the documents we have collected? Don’t we pay for them? Of course, we paid for them and those ones were given to us but refused to give us others,” he said.

“We have written five letters indicating to pay and that we’re ready to collect those documents. The letters were duly received and endorsed by INEC. Why are they telling lies to say that we couldn’t pay? This is very unfortunate.

9jatriot:
Peter Obi and his penchant for dramatization.

Make una just de make noise. It is so clear these guys have no case so they have to resort to media sensation.

Elections were held on the 25th of February, May 23rd you are still claiming not to have access to materials.

INEC says rather than go through the administrative process of obtaining document buy paying the stipulated fees, they would rather be making press releases. PDP also has a tribunal case but they have not claimed that INEC did not grant them access. There are other political parties pretending also to be contending the election, none has said they have not been granted access, but this lamba candidate knowing that he has no case is looking for any excuse he can use to claim victim.

Feintline:
INEC is behaving so abnormal.
Where on earth in a democracy does an electoral body act as a political party?

It is so disgraceful that Inec which is supposed to be a neutral body and be in a haste to supply whatever is needed by parties is behaving as a member of the apc.

What is yakubu's Inec hiding?

Feintline:
INEC is behaving so abnormal.
Where on earth in a democracy does an electoral body act as a political party?

It is so disgraceful that Inec which is supposed to be a neutral body and be in a haste to supply whatever is needed by parties is behaving as a member of the apc.

What is yakubu's Inec hiding?

Newton2024:
Very very unfortunate. This is no longer a democracy but demon-crazy. Where on earth does electoral umpire behave like political party? Shame to Mahmud Yakubu. INEC is a total shame.

“We have written five letters indicating to pay and that we’re ready to collect those documents. The letters were duly received and endorsed by INEC. Why are they telling lies to say that we couldn’t pay? This is very unfortunate.

“What about the documents we have collected? Don’t we pay for them? Of course, we paid for them and those ones were given to us but refused to give us others,” he said.