The Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party in the February 2023 presidential elections, Peter Obi, was noticeably absent at the tribunal sitting.
When the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani asked for the introduction of petitioners and responders, the embattled chairman of the LP, Julius Abure noted that he was standing in for the petitioner, Peter Obi.
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, introduced himself as the first responder, alongside the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The petitions, marked: CA/PEPC/03/2023, CA/PEPC/05/2023 and CA/PEPC/04/2023, were lodged before the court by the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi; a former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; as well as the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, respectively.
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