Peter Obi Files 50 Grounds of Appeal Against Tribunal’s Judgment
In a significant legal development, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has taken a decisive step by filing an appeal against the tribunal’s judgment that upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory.
Lead counsel for Peter Obi, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, submitted a notice of appeal consisting of 50 grounds to challenge the decision of the presidential election tribunal.
Peter Obi’s 50-Ground Appeal Reads,
Peter Obi’s 50-Ground Appeal; excerpt from the notice of appeal reads, “Take notice that the Appellants, being dissatisfied with the decisions in PETITION NO: CA/PEPC/03/2023 MR. PETER GREGORY OBI & ANOR. v. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION & ORS. (consolidated with Election Petition Nos: CA/PEPC/04/2023 and CA/PEPC/05/2023), contained in pages 3-327 of the Judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting as the Presidential Election Petition Court, Holden at Abuja, Coram: H. S. Tsammani, Stephen Jonah Adah, Misitura Omodere Bolaji-Yusuff, Boloukuroma Moses Ugo and Abba Bello Mohammed, JJ.C.A. (“the Court below”) delivered on the 6th day of September 2023, and more particularly stated in paragraph 2 of this Notice of Appeal, do hereby appeal to the Supreme Court on the Grounds set out in Paragraph 3 and will at the hearing of the appeal seek the Reliefs sought in paragraph 4 herein.
Peter Obi’s 50-Ground
Conclusion
This move signifies Peter Obi’s grounbs to exhaust all legal avenues in seeking justice following the election outcome.
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