The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja has ordered the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party ( LP), Mr Peter Obi and his party to present their joint petition challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election within three weeks.
The Court also ordered the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to defend his victory at the election along with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) within five days.
Obi through his counsel, Professor Awa Kalu (SAN) had requested for seven weeks to establish their allegations against the disputed election that produced Tinubu.
Justice Haruna Tsammani, who issued the order on Tuesday while presenting the court’s report on the pre-hearing session and ordered that Obi must open his petition for hearing on May 30 and end same on June 23.
Immediately after the order of the Court was handed down, Obi who was in court to witness the proceedings took permission from the court and left on the ground that they were going to prepare for the full-blown hearing of the petition.
Details later…
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
May Nigeria never witness another Buhari’s govt — Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government performed…
‘IDAN’: All you need to know about trending Nigerian street slang
The hashtag ‘Idan’ is the latest Nigerian street slang that has been trending on social media for…
Murphy Afolabi: 7 things you probably don’t know about late Nollywood actor
Nigerian sensational actor and filmmaker, Murphy Afolabi, reportedly died on Sunday, barely 24 hours after…
WEEK BRIEF: 10th NASS’ power tussle, Seun Kuti’s assault on police… other top news
THE ongoing tussle for the principal office positions of the 10th National Assembly by the top members All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
SPOTLIGHT: Dennis Bergkamp, ‘non-flying Dutchman’ blessed with unrivalled skill, technique
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp, born on May 10, 1969, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is widely regarded as one of the…
Ph.D graduation of a Hausa-Yoruba Nigerian in America
Last Saturday, I attended the PhD graduation of a treasured mentee of mine by the name of Abdulbasit Kassim at Rice University in…
