Akeregha Warns of Danger with LP, PDP’s Evidence at Tribunal

The 2023 presidential election that produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President is still being contested at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), and some Nigerians still believe that the election wasn’t free and fair.

While speaking on the petitions challenging the victory of President Tinubu, a member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Igho Akeregha, claimed that danger may be lurking with the kind of evidence the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are front-loading before the tribunal.

Recall that LP and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, tendered more documents in evidence before the court. The documents were mainly results sheets and INEC reports on the conduct of the presidential election.

While reacting to this in an interview with AIT, Akeregha claimed that Nigerians are already warming up to Tinubu’s presidency and there could be danger if the evidence presented by the opposition is enough to spring a surprise.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) messed up the 2023 general elections because with all the promises, they didn’t deliver the best election ever as promised.

President Bola Tinubu is coming up with pro-people policies and a lot of Nigerians are warming up to his government.

Behind all this, serious danger is lurking with the kind of evidence that LP and PDP are front-loading before the tribunal. If the judges decide to be courageous as Nigerians expect them to be, there will be some surprises.”