A Photo Collage of Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Peter Obi
A Photo Collage of Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Peter Obi
LIVE UPDATES: Court delivers high-stake judgement on Atiku’s, Obi’s petitions against Tinubu’s victory
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja will give judgments on three petitions by Atiku, Peter Obi, and a political party challenging the credibility of President Tinubu’s victory in the February presidential poll.
ByAmeh Ejekwonyilo September 6, 2023 Reading Time: 8 mins read
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja will today (Wednesday) deliver its much-anticipated, high-stake judgement on three petitions challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu.
Mr Tinubu’s win as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 25 February has been eclipsed by the opposition’s allegations of fraud in the process that was eagerly monitored around the world.
There are three pending petitions filed in court in the aftermath of the election challenging the credibility of Mr Tinubu’s victory which the five-member panel of the court will decide on today.
Two of the petitions were filed by the leading opposition presidential candidates – Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who came second behind Mr Tinubu, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who took the third position, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
A total of 18 candidates contested the election.
