Tinubu, Atiku, Obi: Is Presidential Tribunal’s Verdict Final Judgment? Falana Explains
- Femi Falana (SAN) has urged supporters of the petitioners of the presidential election tribunal to keep calm and stop the blackmail against the judiciary
- He said all parties in the presidential tribunal process can still approach the Supreme Court to seek redress
- On Wednesday, September 6, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) will give its final ruling in a live telecast
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Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has revealed that the verdict of the judicial panel of the presidential election petition tribunal is not the final judgment.
Falana stated this while speaking as a guest on Channels TV's late-night program "Politics Today" on Monday, September 4.
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Tribunal’s judgment not final, says Falana
The senior lawyer has urged Nigerians and political enthusiasts not to panic as there is still room for an appeal at the Supreme Court.
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He said:
“We have been having election petitions since the colonial era, but none has attracted such level of blackmail and intimidation of the judiciary.
“I am worried that people give the impression that everything ends with the judgement of the Court of Appeal, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Any party that loses on Wednesday still has the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court. So, what is the basis for the cheap blackmail that is going on?”
The tribunal will give its final ruling on the petition brought by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It has also been gathered that the proceedings would be televised live nationwide, according to a statement issued by the registrar of the appellate court.
Atiku, Obi vs Tinubu: Appeal Court asks staff to stay at home ahead of tribunal’s judgement, give reason
In another development, the tribunal will deliver its judgement on the petitions challenging the victory of Tinubu.
The court's final verdict will determine the February 25, 2023 presidential election winner.
Ahead of the tribunal judgment date, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, the Court of Appeal has directed its staff to stay home.
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