September 04, (THEWILL) – The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), Abuja, has fixed Wednesday, September 6th, for judgment on the three petitions filed against the election of President Bola Tinubu.
THEWILL reports that the presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), filed separate petitions before a 5-member panel of the PEPC led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, opposing the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25th presidential election in Nigeria.
A press statement by the Court of Appeal, signed by its Chief Registrar, Umar M. Bangari (Esq), said judgment on the three petitions has been fixed for Wednesday.
The statement reads: “The Court of Appeal wishes to inform the General Public that judgment in the following petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday, 6 September 2023:
“CAPEPC/03/2023 between Mr. Peter Gregory Obi & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 3 Ors.
“CAPEPC/04/2023 between Allied Peoples Movement VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 4 Ors.
“CA/PEPC/05/2023 between Abubakar Atiku & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 2 Ors.
In a bid to promote transparency and openness, these judgments will be televised live by interested Television Stations for the public to follow.
The Court, however, said, “Access to the Court premises will be strictly on accreditation. Only accredited individuals, including Counsel and representatives of Political Parties, will be granted access into the Courtroom.”
While urging the public to watch proceedings from their television sets, the Court said, “For accreditation and further inquiries, please contact: Josephine on 08037052260 or Samira on 08164483081.
“We appeal for the maximum cooperation of the General Public to ensure a hitch-free exercise, please.”
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