The photos of the lead counsel for Peter Obi and the Labour party, Onyechi Ikpeazu SAN, who represented the LP candidate when he had challenges as Anambra governor has surfaced on social media.
Onyechi, Naija News learnt, arrived the Presidential Election Tribunal in Abuja to push for permission to inspect the electoral materials used during the just concluded polls in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared, Bola Tinubu, president-elect.
Ikpeazu is apparently a long-time attorney who worked with Peter Obi since his impeachment as Anambra State governor, and also led the legal team that convinced the Supreme Court in 2006/2007 to restore him to his position as governor.
The apex court decision in Obi’s favor ensured he completed his tenure in office.
On Tuesday, Ikpeazu arrived the court room alongside other lawyers, and was on his seat as the 3-man panel of judges entered the courtroom.
The LP’s case before the tribunal borders on the court’s approval for Obi to inspect INEC materials so as to establish claims that the 2023 presidential election was marred by alleged ballot rigging.
But the INEC has equally asked the court to vary the decision and allow it reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to enable it conduct the forthcoming governorship election holding on March 11.
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