Presidential Election Petition Court dismisses first petition filed against Tinubu's victory

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The AA’s petition is one of the five petitions filed at the Presidential Election Petition Court against Mr Tinubu’s victory.

The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed one of the five petitions challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu in the 25 February poll.

A five-member panel of the court led by Haruna Tsammani dismissed the case after the petitioner’s lawyer announced its withdrawal.The court earlier held its inaugural sitting during which it assured all litigants that it would do justice to all parties to the case pending before it.The panel members went on a short break after the ceremonial opening of the court and retuned to begin hearing AA’s case.Oba Maduabuchi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, first announced appearance for the AA party.

to upload the name of its actual presidential candidate – Solomon-David Okanigbuan – to its portal for the February poll. The National Chairman of Action Alliance, Adekunle Omo-Aje, had said in January that Hamza Al-Mustapha, recognised by INEC was not the authentic presidential candidate of the party.

He spoke against the background of the leadership tussle rocking his party, which gave rise to the emergence of two presidential candidates.

 

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