By Akinwale Kasali
The Supreme Court has adjourned the appeals of Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared winner of the February 25, 2023, Presidential Election, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi as well as the Allied Peoples Movement had challenged the victory of President Tinubu. But the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal struck out their appeals on September 6, 2023.
However, Chukwuma Umeh, APM’s counsel, applied to withdraw the suit after the apex court failed to grant its request to void Tinubu’s election.
But the PDP and LP continued with their cases.
The 7-member panel led by Justice John Okoro reserved the ruling on the matter after the arguments by lawyers of respective parties.
“This appeal is reserved for judgement until a date to be communicated to parties,” Okoro held.
