The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja, yesterday, reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
The five-member panel of Justices of the court, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, reserved judgment in the petition to a date that will be communicated to parties after the petitioner and all the respondents adopted their final written addresses in the petition.
In the petition marked, CA/PEPC/04/2023 APM is seeking the nullification of Tinubu’s election on the ground of double nomination of the Vice Presidential candidate of the APC, Sen. Kashim Shettima.
The petitioner listed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC, Tinubu, Shettima and Kabiru Masari as 1st to 5th respondents in its petition challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
Sir Steven Adehi (SAN), while adopting the final written address for INEC filed on June 30 and a reply on point of law filed on July 13, urged the court to dismiss the petition of the APM.
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) adopted APC’s final written address filed on June 30 as well as a reply on point of law filed on July 11, and urged the court to dismiss the petition on all grounds, for been frivolous and already dead on arrival.
Counsel to President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on his part, adopted the final written addresses of his clients filed on June 27, a reply filed on July 10 and also urged the court to dismiss the petition, which should not have been filed in the first place.
Rowland Otaru (SAN), representing Kabiru Masari, also adopted the final written address of his client and urged the court to dismiss the petition, which he noted was dead on arrival.
Source : TheGuardian
