Nigeria Election: Peter Obi Files A fresh Application To Be Allowed To Inspect BVAS Used For Presidential Poll

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has filed a fresh application to be allowed to conduct a physical inspection of all the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the presidential poll.

Obi and LP, through their team of lawyers led by Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, said the essence of the application was to enable them to extract data embedded in the BVAS, “which represent the actual results from Polling Units”.

 

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They specifically applied to obtain the Certified True Copy. CTC, of all the data in the BVAS.

 “My lords, this is to ensure that the evidence is preserved before the BVAS are reconfigured by INEC. This is because if they are wiped out, it will affect the substance of the case”, Ikepazu, SAN, added.

However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its team of Lawyer comprising of four Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, opposed the application filed by obi on BVAS deployed in the presidential poll.

INEC insisted that granting the request by Obi and LP would affect its preparations for the impending Governorship and National Assembly elections.

However, after it had listened to all the parties, a three-member panel of the supreme court, led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, adjourned all the applications till today for a ruling.