The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by PDP and its candidate Hon. Busari Olayemi challenging the victory of Hon. Akin Alabi and the APC in the National Assembly Election of Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency held on the 25th February, 2023.
The Tribunal upheld the preliminary objection raised by Hon. Akin Alabi’s counsel, Hussein Afolabi, esq., that the petitioners failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of paragraph 4 (1) (c) of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act, 2022 in bringing their petition thereby making the petition grossly incompetent.
The Tribunal also resolved the sole issue for determination in the petition against the Petitioners and held further that the failure of the petitioners to tender in evidence the reports of the BVAS machines used in the accreditation of voters in the election was fatal to the petition.
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