Anxiety As Supreme Court Begins Hearing Atiku, Peter Obi’s Appeal Against Tinubu’s Victory
All is now set for the the Supreme Court to hear the appeals filed against the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 election and the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on the outcome of the election.
Members of the panel, which have yet to be unveiled, will hear the appeals by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the election of Mr Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja headed by Haruna Tsammani had ruled that Atiku and Mr Obi failed to substantiate their separate claims of widespread electoral malpractices during the conduct of the 25 February presidential election by Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC.
However, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, as well as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) are all challenging Tinubu’s victory in separate petitions at the Supreme Court.
The three appellants, want the Supreme Court to nullify Tinubu’s victory.
The apex court had communicated today, Monday, 23rd October 2023 as the date to hear the appeals and all roads currently lead to the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja where the hearing is being held.
Osun Defender would be on the ground to bring you up-to-date information as events unfold from the Supreme Court.
