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The Labour Party and its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi want the Presidential election cancelled.
Their prayer is a reiteration of the former plea made to the Presidential Election Petition Court to invalidate President Bola Tinubu's victory.
In their final written address, the party and Obi argued that Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettma were not eligible to contest the election.
They also contested the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) declaration of Tinubu as the winner, as he allegedly failed to secure 25 per cent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Obi and the Labour Party stressed their claim of non-compliance with the Electoral Act and related regulations, pointing out INEC's alleged failure to electronically transmit the presidential election results from polling units to its viewing portal.
They asserted that they presented substantial evidence to support their case, including 13 witnesses and numerous documents, while INEC, Tinubu, Shettima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) presented only one witness each.
Furthermore, they argued that INEC should have disqualified Tinubu from standing for election due to forfeiture proceedings allegedly involving him in a United States District Court.
Another point raised was that obtaining 25 per cent of votes in the FCT is a standalone requirement for election into the office of the president, or that the FCT is considered as a state, together with Nigeria's 36 states, where the winning candidate must secure at least 25 per cent of votes in two-thirds of all states (37 states).
The Labour Party and Obi emphasized that the inclusion of the additional requirement of 25 per cent votes in the FCT in the 1999 Constitution should not be disregarded, as it was intended to reflect the popularity of the winning candidate in the nation's capital, which represents the will of all Nigerians.
In conclusion, they urged the court to uphold their petition and grant the requested reliefs.
