BREAKING: Tribunal Adjourns Hearing on Peter Obi’s Petition Against Tinubu’s Election Victory
- The petition filed by Peter Obi against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has been adjourned till Wednesday, May 10
- Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson for the party’s presidential campaign council, disclosed this on Monday via his Twitter page
- While adjourning the cases, the court urged aggrieved parties to identify all the witness statements and documents they would rely on or object to during the actual hearing of the petitions
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by the Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi, till Wednesday, May 10, PM News reported.
Kenneth Okonkwo, the acting spokesperson for the party's presidential campaign council, confirmed the development through a tweet shared on his Twitter page on Monday, May 8.
Source: Facebook
Tribunal adjourns Obi's petition against Tinubu
The tweet sighted by Legit.ng, reads thus:
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"After a brief pre-hearing trial, the case was adjourned to Wednesday, 10th May, 2023 at 2 pm prompt. With me is Alex Ejesieme SAN."
Meanwhile, the Tribunal began its hearing on the petitions filed by aggrieved presidential candidates on Monday, May 8.
Tribunal dismisses petition against Tinubu's victory
The chairman of PEPT, Justice Haruna Tsammani, earlier dismissed the petition of the Action Alliance (AA) filed against the electoral victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election.
The tribunal dismissed the petition after it was withdrawn by the petitioner on Monday.
Full list of senior lawyers in Atiku's legal team emerges as presidential election tribunal begins hearing
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, has hired the services of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs).
The legal practitioners were hired to challenge the result of the February 25 presidential election won by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a statement issued by the Atiku media office in Abuja on Wednesday, March 7, the former vice president mandated the legal team to establish the claim of manipulation in the February 25 presidential election.
Photos emerge as Peter Obi arrives at the presidential tribunal
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, arrived at the courtroom for the presidential election petition tribunal in Abuja.
Obi will go head-to-head with his counterpart Atiku Abubakar who has also filed a petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the president-elect, Tinubu.
As observed by Legit.ng's correspondent present at the tribunal, it was confirmed that the courtroom was filled to capacity with legal luminaries and observers.
Source: Legit.ng
