Peter Obi Lashes INEC Over Tribunal’s Rejection of PDP’s Server Inspection Request
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in February 23, Presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi has describe as unfortunate the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s rejection of PDP’s legal team request to inspect the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mr. Obi said that INEC’s argument amounted to a referee rejecting VAR in a football match, saying that the electoral commission’s behavior is uncalled for and unwarranted.
Obi who was in court, stated these while reacting to a question from Judicial correspondents, said he has always respected the ruling of courts even where it’s not favourable, but find it shocking hat in this day and age INEC that ought to be an independent umpire of an election, argued against subjecting itself to scrutiny when ordinary referees in a football match subject themselves to Video Assisted Referee (VAR), and even go further to visit it to enable them make more informed decisions.
The PDP vice Presidential candidate noted that with the development, it would be extremely difficult for INEC to convince any discerning mind that it set out to conduct a free and fair election when it takes strange positions that clearly show otherwise to critical members of the public.
Obi noted that the situation is particularly more worrisome that it’s coming at a time most of the international bodies that monitored the election are giving it low mark.
