The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was criticized by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday for objecting to the submission of its certified documents to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
The party also called for the relocation of Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ogun, Kaduna and Nasarawa States to Abuja following what it called plots of sustained attacks to instill fear in the judiciary and derail the cause of justice.
The national publicity secretary of PDP, Hon Debo Ologunagba, who stated this yesterday during a press conference said INEC’s objection to its evidence in court amounts to seeking to frustrate the court and derail the cause of justice.
He said the events playing out at the Tribunals justifies PDP demand for live coverage of the tribunal proceeding as party members would have been watching at home instead of going to the premises.
Recall that the electoral commission had objected to a request by presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi and his party to tender exhibits from 18 states of the federation challenging the electoral victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The exhibits were mainly Forms EC8B used by the electoral body in collating results at the ward levels in the states during the February 25 presidential election.