The Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed Monday, May 8, for pre-hearing of the petitions challenging the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Yakubu Mahmood, had, on March 1 declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The Presidential Election Petition Court is expected to provide a full timetable for hearing the substantive petitions filed against Tinubu’s victory at the election. The LP Presidential candidate insists that, the President-elect did not win the majority of lawful votes and failed to garner one-quarter of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). APM, in its petition numbered CA/PEPC/04/2023, joined INEC, APC, Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, and Kabir Masari as respondents.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 07, 2023 17:12 UTC