Tension, Suspense As Presidential Election Petition Court Delivers Judgement; September 6 Is D-day

By Ayodele Oni

Another major step in the February poll is set to take place as the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th.

The Court of Appeal Registrar Umar Bangari confirmed this to Channels Television on Monday, saying the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations.

The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

Judgement is also expected to be delivered by election tribunals in 25 states for Governorship, National Assembly, and State Assembly Election Petitions.

The legal tussle is one of the major steps through which winners of the elections will be determined.

Any party that is dissatisfied still has the option to appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court. In the case of the Presidential office, the next stage is the Supreme Court, while that of Governorship is the Court of Appeal.