The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has commenced the delivery of judgment on the petition by the Labour Party, and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Peter Obi, and Labour Party, are challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023, presidential election.
A member of the tribunal’s five-member panel, Justice Abba Mohammed, is presently reading the lead judgment.
He started with some preliminary motions challenging the competence of some aspects of the petition.
Obi and LP are complainants in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023, challenging the election which brought Tinubu to power on May 29.
Respondents in the petition are the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress.
Mohammed started with some preliminary motions challenging the competence of some aspects of the petition.
The petitioners made allegations of irregularities and said they would rely on spreadsheets, inspection reports and forensic analysis filed with the petition during trial.
But Mohammed said the documents promised by the petitioners were not attached to the petition and served on the respondents.
Details later…
