Tuesday, 09 May 2023 04:11

Presidential Election Tribunal to hear Atiku’s petition today, adjourns Obi’s case to Wednesday

Rate this item
(0 votes)

The presidential election petition tribunal has adjourned for further pre-hearing, the case filed by the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi.

Obi and the LP filed a petition challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the  election.

In the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023, Livy Ozoukwu, lead counsel to LP and Obi, said Tinubu “was not duly elected by the majority of the lawful votes cast at the time of the election”.

Amongst other allegations, they claimed that Kashim Shettima, vice-president-elect, had a double nomination in contravention of the electoral act.

The petitioners are asking the tribunal to declare Obi winner of the presidential poll or alternatively, order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election.

At the pre-hearing session on Monday, Livy Uzoukwu, announced an appearance for the petitioners.

Lawyers to the APC, Tinubu, and INEC informed the tribunal that they had filed separate responses to the questions raised by the petitioners in their processes.

Afterwards, the five-member panel led by Haruna Tsammani, adjourned till Wednesday for further pre-hearing.

The court directed parties in the petition to identify all the witness statements and documents they would rely on or object to during the hearing of the petitions.

While Lateef Fagbemi is the lawyer for the APC,  Wole Olanipekun is representing Tinubu. Abubakar Mahmoud is the counsel to INEC.

The tribunal also adjourned the petition of the Action Peoples Party (APP) to Wednesday for further pre-hearing.

However, pre-hearing session for Atiku Abubakar’s petition and Allied People’s Movement (APM) is expected to hold on Tuesday (today).

Meanwhile, earlier at the court session, Action Alliance (AA) withdrew its petition against the victory of Tinubu.

Since there was no opposition from respondents in the petition, the panel dismissed the petition.

 

The Cable

September 25, 2023

If you have one of these 10 jobs, AI has some of the skills to…

Here are 10 popular jobs with skills most replicable by AI, according to ChatGPT itself.…
September 22, 2023

‘My life will be damaged beyond repair’ if my academic records released to Atiku, Tinubu…

Judge Nancy Maldonado of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois…
September 24, 2023

The ‘most persuasive’ people always do these 9 things when talking to others, say psychology experts

In both your business or personal lives, there will be times when you need to…
September 23, 2023

Man imprisoned 22 years ago escapes on the day of his release

A Russian man who had spent the last 22 years of his life in a…
September 23, 2023

Windows broken, doors removed as gunmen abduct 35 from Zamfara university

Gunmen broke down doors, shattered windows and abducted 24 female students from hostels of a…
September 25, 2023

What to know after Day 578 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia's air attack on Odesa injures one, damages infrastructure - Ukraine official One…
September 20, 2023

Elon Musk says X will charge users 'a small monthly payment' to use its service

X owner Elon Musk has floated the idea that the social network formerly known as…
September 18, 2023

Tobi Amusan bounces back, wins Diamond League trophy again in USA

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third…

NEWSSCROLL TEAM: 'Sina Kawonise: Publisher/Editor-in-Chief; Yomi Lawal: Director/Editorial Adviser; Prof Wale Are Olaitan: Editorial Consultant; Helen Aidenojie: Advert Manager; Femi Kawonise: Head, Production & Administration; Afolabi Ajibola: IT Manager; Contact us: [email protected] Tel/WhatsApp: +234 811 395 4049
Copyright © 2015 - 2023 NewsScroll. All rights reserved.