Anxiety as Tribunal Finally Picks Date To Deliver Judgement On Obi, Atiku's Petitions Against Tinubu
- The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6
- Officials of the Court of Appeal, who confirmed this to journalists, said proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations
- The LP and the PDP as well as their presidential candidates had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 election
FCT, Abuja - The petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP's) presidential candidate, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), against the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are nearing their conclusion.
According to a communiqué, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja will deliver judgment on petitions challenging the election of Tinubu on Wednesday, September 6.
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Africa Independent Television (AIT) said it received the notice of the judgement which "was communicated by the secretary of the PEPC panel, Josephine Ekperobe".
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Per The Nation, a senior official of the court disclosed that the proceedings, planned to commence at 9 a.m., will be aired live on television.
Tinubu, the flagbearer of the APC, was declared the February 25, 2023, presidential poll winner with 8,794,726 votes.
But dissatisfied with the result, Atiku and Obi approached the court to challenge the election outcome.
Legit.ng understands that by law, the tribunal has 180 days to determine the petitions and that expires on September 16, 2023.
Ohanaeze speaks on possible rerun
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said the North will likely work against Tinubu if the Tribunal orders a rerun.
In a statement on Sunday, September 3, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, claimed that northern political leaders are dissatisfied with the Tinubu administration.
Atiku, Obi vs Tinubu: Nigerians sign petition
Legit.ng also reported that the Coalition of Concerned Nigerians (CCN) and over 100 Nigerians have signed a petition demanding justice and transparency from the PEPC.
This was contained in the petition addressed to the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani.
The group urged the presidential tribunal to prioritise the interests of Nigerians above every other thing.
Source: Legit.ng
