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Charly Boy Reacts After Goodluck Jonathan Lamented About the Activities of INEC in Elections (Video)

Nigerian activist, Charly Boy has taken to social media to express concern, following the complaint of former president, Goodluck Jonathan with regards to the conducts of INEC whenever elections are being held in the country. He made such expression on Twitter. Recall that ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan had in an interview with Arise TV few hours ago, spoken on moving Nigeria forward, as he stated that the problem the country has is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security.

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Charly Boy Reacts After Goodluck Jonathan Lamented About the Activities of INEC in Elections (Video)

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INEC Rigged PDP Presidential Candidate Out Of The Election - Atiku's Witness Tells Court

The witness to the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party for the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced to the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, that the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission had rigged the just concluded presidential election against the People's Democratic Party presidential candidate.

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INEC Rigged PDP Presidential Candidate Out Of The Election - Atiku's Witness Tells Court

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Atiku Witness Reveals That PDP Agent Were Chased Out Of Coalition Centers When Manipulation Started

The witness to the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party for the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has announced to the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, that the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission had rigged the just concluded presidential election against the People's Democratic Party presidential candidate.

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Atiku Witness Reveals That PDP Agent Were Chased Out Of Coalition Centers When Manipulation Started

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SAN Okpoko:We're surprised that INEC is challenging the authenticity of the Form EC8A provided to us

The Labour Party initially expressed their dissatisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its reluctance to release crucial documents that would support their case against Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In their quest for these documents, party representatives made multiple trips to Abuja, where they met with INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu.

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SAN Okpoko:We're surprised that INEC is challenging the authenticity of the Form EC8A provided to us

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We're surprised that INEC is challenging the authenticity of the Form EC8A provided to us - Emeka Okpoko SAN

The Labour Party initially expressed their dissatisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) due to their unwillingness to release supporting documents for the party's case against Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The party made multiple visits to Abuja, where they met with INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who assured them that the commission had no intention of hiding any information regarding its operations.

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We're surprised that INEC is challenging the authenticity of the Form EC8A provided to us - Emeka Okpoko SAN

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Presidential Election Tribunal: Moment Peter Obi Submitted Boxes Of Evidence Against Tinubu' Victory

A video has surfaced on social media depicting the moment Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, submitted boxes of evidence disputing President Bola Tinubu's victory in the February 25 poll. Reporters provide information. Obi and his party presented the evidence on Thursday during the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) ongoing hearing at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

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Presidential Election Tribunal: Moment Peter Obi Submitted Boxes Of Evidence Against Tinubu' Victory

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PDP Prepares Evidence Ahead Of Hearing At The Presidential Electoral Tribunal

Following the court case at the Presidential electoral tribunal against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has prepared its evidence over the case. It was said that the Tribunal has set today for another hearing for the court case in which PDP is challenging the result of the Presidential election announced by INEC.

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PDP Prepares Evidence Ahead Of Hearing At The Presidential Electoral Tribunal

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Peter Obi to challenge presidential election results in 18 States only

Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party' s (LP) candidate for president in the February 25 presidential election, and his party declared on Thursday in Abuja that they will only challenge the presidential election results in 18 states at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), according to Daily Post.

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Peter Obi to challenge presidential election results in 18 States only

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Obi, LP to challenge presidential election results in 18 states only

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 presidential election, Mr Peter Gregory Obi and his party confirmed to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Thursday in Abuja that they would challenge the election results in 18 states only. In the states where they decisively and uncontestedly won, they maintained that they would not let their efforts wane.

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Obi, LP to challenge presidential election results in 18 states only

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Tinubu appoints Reps Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff

On his day-three in office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Femi Gbajabiamila, who is now the speaker of the House of Representatives as his chief of staff. According to Olanrenwaju Smart Wasiu, Gbajabiamila' s aide, who verified it to LEADERSHIP NEWS, "this information is true".

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Tinubu appoints Reps Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff

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Peter Obi Speaks After Presenting Witness Against Tinubu In Court

Peter Obi, the Labour Party's (LP) candidate for president in the 2023 elections, has stated his faith in the legal system to uphold justice in the lawsuit contesting the results of the election on February 25. Obi finished third in the election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it should be reminded.

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Peter Obi Speaks After Presenting Witness Against Tinubu In Court

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Tinubu could have incubated serpents if he had appointed any of the former N/W Governor—Shehu Sani

His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after winning the 2023 presidential election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, has been sworn in officially as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and since he was sworn in, he has carried out his duties as the number one person in the country.

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Tinubu could have incubated serpents if he had appointed any of the former N/W Governor—Shehu Sani

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Atiku's Witness Testifies of Coercion and Electoral Manipulation in Presidential Election Petition C

During the Presidential Election Petition Court proceedings in Abuja, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presented his first witness, Capt. Joe Agada (retired). Capt. Agada, who served as the PDP's State Collation Agent in Kogi State during the general election, testified that he was coerced by officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to sign the result of the presidential election.

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Atiku's Witness Testifies of Coercion and Electoral Manipulation in Presidential Election Petition C

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Obi, LP to Contest Presidential Election Results in 18 States, Focusing on Alleged Irregularities

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, has made a bold statement by announcing that the LP will be challenging the results in 18 specific states. During the hearings at the PEPC in Abuja, Obi and the LP made it obvious what they intended to do.

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Obi, LP to Contest Presidential Election Results in 18 States, Focusing on Alleged Irregularities

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Presidential tribunal: Tinubu, APC oppose tendering of evidence from BVAS

According to the vanguard news,In a significant development at the ongoing Presidential Tribunal, political heavyweight Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have expressed opposition to the tendering of evidence from Biometric Voter Authentication Devices (BVAs). The BVAs play a crucial role in the electoral process by verifying the identity of voters through biometric data.

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Presidential tribunal: Tinubu, APC oppose tendering of evidence from BVAS

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TRIBUNAL: Peter Obi And Atiku Abubakar To Start Calling Witnesses 24hrs After Tinubu’s Inauguration

Prior to the official May 30 date set by the Presidential Election Petition Court to start full hearing on all petitions contesting his election victory, Bola Tinubu was sworn in as president of Nigeria on Monday. The court has ordered Peter Obi of the Labour party, Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic party, and the Allied Peoples Movement to begin presenting witnesses against the Independent National Electoral Commission and Tinubu starting on Tuesday, May 30.

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TRIBUNAL: Peter Obi And Atiku Abubakar To Start Calling Witnesses 24hrs After Tinubu’s Inauguration

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INEC Must Sit Up So That They Do Not Throw This Nation Into Conflagration One Day- Jonathan

The former president of the country, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the irregularities being experienced in Nigeria elections, stating it clearly that the electoral body must sit up, so as to avoid throwing Nigeria into conflagration one day.

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INEC Must Sit Up So That They Do Not Throw This Nation Into Conflagration One Day- Jonathan

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The Presidential Villa is ready for its new chief occupant, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu—Ahmad

The president of Nigeria, His Excellency Buhari, will be vacating the number one seat of the country when the former governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was declared winner of the February 25 poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will be sworn in on the 29th of May, 2023.

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The Presidential Villa is ready for its new chief occupant, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu—Ahmad

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Tunde Bakare Vows to Never Refer to Tinubu as His President

Prominent Nigerian clergyman, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has vowed to never refer to President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his president. In a recent Zoom program titled 'Building the New Nigeria: The Role of the Diaspora,' Bakare firmly stated that he would refer to Tinubu as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria but never as "my president."

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Tunde Bakare Vows to Never Refer to Tinubu as His President

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INEC: It Is Definitely Unreasonable To Try To Uphold Such Obviously Fraudulent Results - Onovo

In Nigeria, democracy is derived from the Greek word Demo-kratia, where Demo means people and kratia means government. Nigeria is said to run a constitutional democracy, and in a constitutional democracy, the constitution must be followed. The constitution is the supreme law of the land, and it provides the framework for the exercise of political power.

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INEC: It Is Definitely Unreasonable To Try To Uphold Such Obviously Fraudulent Results - Onovo