Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, the nation’s capital resumed its sitting on Tuesday.
Gatekeepers News reports that the tribunal resumed the pre-hearing of the petition filed by the Allied People’s Movement (APM).
At the pre-hearing of the case, the five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned the petition till Thursday, May 11 for the continuation of the hearing.
The APM is challenging the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on the grounds that the election was marred by malpractice and violence among others.
Lawyers representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), the President-Elect, and the Vice President-Elect are, however, asking the court to dismiss the petition.
Justice Tsammani told all the parties involved to consolidate their issues for determination to avoid duplication and waste of time.
The court, which subsequently stood down its proceedings, will reconvene shortly to take the last petition from the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku and the PDP are asking the tribunal to declare him the winner of the presidential election or order a rerun between him and the Presidential-elect, Bola Tinubu.
The PDP and Atiku alternatively want the entire election nullified and a fresh one conducted.
While stating that Tinubu was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast at the election, they added that Tinubu was not qualified to contest the election as of the time of the election.
