The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is contesting the results of election in some of the 12 states won by his ex-political ally, Atiku Abubakar, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Atiku, according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), came first in Katsina, Adamawa, Taraba, Osun, Kaduna, Gombe, Yobe, Bauchi, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa.
But Obi is now contesting the votes in the aforementioned states.
Although Obi and his party had indicated in their petition before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that they planned to contest results from 21 states, their lawyer, Emeka Okpoko (SAN), told the court on June 1 that the petitioners would now contest results only in 18 states.
Already, Obi and the LP have tendered certified true copies (CTCs) of election results from Osun, Adamawa, Bayesa and Akwa Ibom before the PEPC.
