Tribunal to deliver judgment on presidential election petition Sept. 6
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) will on 6th September deliver judgment on the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Bangari in a telephone conversation confirmed the date on Monday to some electronic media for coverage. The proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations.
The LP, PDP and 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 results of the polls announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission are being contested in no fewer than 25 states out of the 28 states where elections were conducted.
