Members of the Presidential Election Tribunal, including Chairman Justice Haruna Tsammani along with Justices Stephen Adah, Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, Moses Ugo, and Abba Mohammed, convened at approximately 9:27 a.m. to issue a verdict on three petitions aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu from his position.
The petitions, identified as CA/PEPC/03/2023, CA/PEPC/05/2023, and CA/PEPC/04/2023, were filed by Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and the Allied Peoples Movement, respectively.
Previously, on March 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the victor in the presidential election held on February 25, surpassing 17 other contenders.
Tinubu secured a total of 8,794,726 votes, defeating Alhaji Atiku of the PDP, who received 6,984,520 votes, and Mr. Obi of the LP, who obtained 6,101,533 votes.
Dissatisfied with the election results, both Atiku and Obi have turned to the court in an attempt to challenge the outcome. Further details will be provided later.
