- Petitions were filed by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic, Party PDP, Abubakar Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi as well as that of Allied Peoples Movement, APC
- Assured of adequate security
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has fixed Wednesday, September 6, 2023, to deliver judgment on petitions challenging the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election.
The Chief Registrar of the Court confirmed this to journalists on Monday.
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had earlier merged the petitions submitted by the various political parties and their candidates while giving the pre-hearing report on the petitions and presenting the trial schedule.
It also reserved judgment on the petitions filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in order to deliver the judgements on the same day as that of Peter Obi of the Labour Part (LP).
The Court of Appeal Registrar Umar Bangari also confirmed that the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations.
Bangari said that everything has been put in place to ensure a hitch-free delivery of the judgment in the three petitions.
They are those filed by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic, Party PDP, Abubakar Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi as well as that of Allied Peoples Movement, APC.
Bangari hinted that adequate security has been put in place and that only the invited members of political parties and the general public would be allowed into the courtroom to avoid congestion and security breaches.
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