BREAKING: Anxiety as Supreme Court Reserves Judgement in Appeal by Atiku, PDP Against Tinubu
- The seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has reserved judgement in an appeal presented by the opposition
- Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking to dismiss the decision of the Tribunal that affirmed Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s elected president
- Legit.ng learnt that the date when the judgement will be given will be communicated to the parties involved
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FCT, Abuja - The Supreme Court on Monday, October 23, reserved judgement in the appeal by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The appeal is against the September 6 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.
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Supreme Court reserves judgement in Atiku’s petition
According to The Nation, a seven-member panel of the court led by Justice John Okoro made the announcement after lawyers to parties adopted their briefs of argument and made final submissions.
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Okoro said a date would be communicated to lawyers when the judgement is ready, Premium Times reported.
Supreme Court trashes opposition's plea
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the nomination of Kashim Shettima as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 2023 election.
Justice Okoro pronounced the dismissal of the appeal after the appellant’s lawyer, Chukwuma Majukwu Umeh applied to withdraw it.
Supreme Court reserves judgement in Obi's appeal
Legit.ng also reported that the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the appeal by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) against the September 6 judgement of the tribunal which affirmed the victory of President Tinubu in the last presidential election.
The court said parties would be notified when the judgement is ready.
Lawyers arrive Supreme Court
In another related news, Legit.ng reported that senior lawyers like the immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Wole Olanipekun (SAN) 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 Tinubu and Vice President Shettima.
Source: Legit.ng
