BREAK DOWN OF THE JUDGEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL PETITION COURT(PEPC)~ E.U OLUBOR ESQ.
BREAK DOWN OF THE JUDGEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORAL PETITION COURT(PEPC)~ E.U OLUBOR ESQ. 1. Respondents failed to prove substantial non compliance with the electoral act: A.i The electoral act didn't make it mandatory for electronic transmission of results to a viewing portal A.ii only the guidelines makes provisions for that alongside manual transmission of results A.iii the statements of the INEC chairman and the guidelines cannot take preeminence over the electoral act A.iv the PEPC discountenanced the petitioners' argument that failure to transmit to the I-rev invalidates the whole process B. The PEPC found that the petitioner's failed to prove electoral malpractices having failed to provide result sheets from the contested polling units. According to her Lordship Bolaji Yusuf, the petitioner needed not solely rely on INEC to present them a certified copy of the result, it would have sufficed if the petitioners have presented signed result sheets given to thei