BREAKING: Panic As Supreme Court Adjourns Atiku, Peter Obi's Appeals, Dismisses APM’s Suit
- The court has decided to adjourn the appeals challenging Bola Tinubu's presidential election victory
- The Supreme Court on Monday, October 23, thrashed out APM's suit seeking to nullify President Tinubu's election on grounds that it lacked substance
- However, the APC, INEC, Ibrahim Massari, and Tinubu's counsels did not object to the recent court's decision
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FCT, Abuja - The Supreme Court has adjourned the appeals filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election.
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Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election, but Atiku and Obi rejected the result and headed for the court.
The duo challenged the election result alongside the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate, but the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) struck out their appeals.
The trio filed appeals at the Supreme Court, which heard the matter on Monday, October 23.
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However, Chukwuma Umeh, APM counsel, applied to withdraw the suit after the apex court failed to grant its request to void Tinubu's election.
The party had claimed that the placeholder nominated by the president, Ibrahim Masari, was not replaced within the 14 days stipulated by Section 33 of the Electoral Act, but the highest court dismissed their appeal, The Punch reported.
However, the PDP and LP continued with their cases.
The seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro adjourned the matter after the arguments of the lawyers of the respective parties, Daily Trust reported.
“This appeal is reserved for judgement until a date to be communicated to parties,” Justice Okoro held.
Supreme Court faults Chicago State University's letters on Tinubu's certificate
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court had earlier maintained that there were conflicting letters from the Chicago State University (CSU) on President Tinubu's certificate.
Justice John Okoro, chairman of the 7-member panel hearing the application of Atiku, filed against the victory of Tinubu, made this statement on Monday, October 23.
At the hearing, Justice Okoro said criminal matters must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Atiku's appeal against Tinubu
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Supreme Court on Monday, October 23, reserved judgment in the appeal by Atiku and his party, PDP
The appeal is against the September 6 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.
A seven-member panel of the court led by Justice John Okoro announced lawyers to parties adopted their briefs of argument and made final submissions.
Source: Legit.ng
