The final report of the European Union Observer Mission on the February 25 presidential election has been admitted as evidence by the Presidential Election Petition Court, in Abuja.
The report was tendered at the tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Politics Nigeria reports that the EU presented its final report on the conduct of the exercise last week.
In the report, the EU had declared the election was below expectations.
The Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission, Barry Andrews, at a press briefing, said:
“The election exposed enduring systemic weaknesses and therefore signal a need for further legal and operational reforms to enhance transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability.”
Following the release of the report by the EU, the PDP candidate, through his lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN), tendered it while cross-examining an INEC witness, Lawrence Bayode.
Meanwhile, the presidency has rejected the report, describing it as a product of a poorly-done desk job that relied heavily on few persons.
The presidency added the “jaundiced report”, was based on the views of fewer than 50 observers.
