The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Monday, held its inaugural session, a legal ritual that precedes the actual hearing of petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
At the session, a five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that will hear and determine all the five petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the presidential election, were revealed.
Whereas the panel will be headed by the Presiding Justice (PJ) of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, Justice Haruna Tsammani, other members of the panel are; Justice Stephen Adah (PJ Asaba Division), Justice Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf (Asaba Division), Justice Boluokuromo Ugo (Kano Division), as well as Justice Abba Mohammed (Ibadan Division).
In his opening remarks, the Presiding Justice, Tsammani, urged lawyers representing all the petitioners to avoid sensational comments, stressing that the court would not tolerate time-wasting tactics and technicalities.
Below are big take aways from the session today:
1. A panel of 5 Court of Appeal Court Judges unveiled to hear the petition led by Justice Haruna Tsammani
2. A Total of 5 petitions were received by the Tribunal.
3. One of the Petitioners, AA party withdrew their petition and petition was subsequently dismissed by the Tribunal.
4. Governor Simon Lalong was not allowed to stand in for Bola Tinubu by the Tribunal Chairman Justice Haruna Tsammani
5. Tribunal adjourned hearing of PDP & APM till Tuesday 9th May, ( Tomorrow )
6. Tribunal adjourned hearing of LP&AAP till Wednesday 10th May ( the next other day)
Credit: Teddy Ezeike
