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A report by Opera News claiming the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) submitted Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVA) results from 36 states showing that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the February 25 elections, has been found to be misleading.
The report, with the headline “Tribunal: INEC Submitted 36 States BVAS Results That Show Peter Obi Won”, cited Vanguard newspaper as the source of its claim.
“According to Vanguard News, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for the president on Thursday by providing the Presidential Elections Petitions Court with his details. The 36 state BVAS results, which showed Mr Peter Obi to be in the lead, were also provided by INEC,” the first paragraph of the Opera News report read.
Did INEC truly submit 36 states BVAS results that show Peter Obi Won?
On Thursday, June 15, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, represented by Mrs Moronkeji Tairu, Deputy Director, Certification & Complaints, Legal Drafting and Clearance Department at the Commission’s headquarters, appeared before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), sitting in Abuja.
As reported by Vanguard, Yakubu, who has been subpoenaed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s legal team, tendered Forms EC8D series, which were results of the presidential election from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
