Left, Alh. Atiku Abubakar during the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Thursday
The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned to Thursday, May 18, 2023, for the continuation of the pre-hearing of the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressive Congress.
In the petition marked CA/PEPC/05/2023 the PDP and Atiku are challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Listed as 1st to 3rd respondents in the petition are the Independent National Electoral Commission, Bola Tinubu, and the APC.
The pre-hearing in the petition was taken first on Thursday morning after counsel for Atiku and PDP, Chris Uche SAN indicated an interest in the matter.
