BREAKING: Supreme Court Hears Atiku, PDP’s Appeal Against Tinubu
- The seven-member panel chaired by Justice John Okoro are already seated to hear the case against the election victory of Bola Tinubu
- Aside from Okoro, other judges are Tijjani Abubakar, Lawal Garba, Emmanuel Agim, Uwani Abba-Aji, Ibrahim Saulawa, and Adamu Jauro
- However, today's court proceedings (Monday, October 23) begin with Atiku and the PDP's appeal
FCT, Abuja - Finally, the Supreme Court has commenced proceedings in the three appeals challenging the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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The court began today's proceedings with the appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), The Nation reported.
Justice John Okoro is leading the court’s seven-member panel.
Other members of the panel are; Justices Uwani Abba-Aji, Mohammed Lawal Garba, Adamu Jauro, Ibrahim Saulawa, Tijani Abubakar and Emmanuel Agim.
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But lawyers to parties are announcing their appearances at the apex court.
Tinubu asks the court to dismiss Atiku's fresh evidence application
Meanwhile, Tinubu had asked the court not to grant his opponent's application to tender fresh and additional evidence to support his claim that he allegedly submitted forged documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, Atiku asked the court to overrule technicality and entertain his application, Daily Trust report noted.
Senior lawyers arrive at the Supreme Court for Nigeria's disputed presidential election
Earlier, Legit. ng reported that senior lawyers like the immediate past chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has arrived at the Supreme Court ahead of the commencement of proceedings in the three appeals relating to the dispute over the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.
Olanipekun, who walked into the courtroom around 8 a.m., is leading the legal team of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Supreme Court justice Musa Dattijo retires from the bench
Meanwhile, Musa Dattijo, a justice of the Supreme Court, will officially retire from the bench on Friday, October 27.
This was announced in a statement by the apex court's spokesman, Festus Akande, on Sunday, October 22.
Legit.ng gathers that a valedictory court session would be held in honour of the set-to-retire judge on Friday.
List of Supreme Court judges to hear Atiku, Obi’s appeal against Tinubu
In another report, a seven-member panel of justices has been constituted by the Supreme Court to hear the appeal in the petitions filed by three presidential candidates challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
The notices for the hearing were served on the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Chichi Ojei in their quest to challenge the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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