The candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi was at the venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
He stormed the Tribunal as it begins hearing today and was the only candidate present at the most anticipated sitting.
The All Progressives Congress candidate was declared President-elect, Bola Tinubu, defeated Obi and other party candidates in the election.
Five political parties and their candidates are respectively challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election on grounds of non-compliance with the electoral laws as well as the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
According to The PUNCH, the Justices who will be presiding over the various petitions are: the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Haruna Tsammani; Justice Stephen Adah of the Court of Appeal Asaba division, Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf, Court of Appeal also of Asaba Division; Justice Boloukuoromo Ugoh of Kano division and Justice Abba Mohammed of Ibadan Court of Appeal.
Shortly before the sitting of the five-man panel of justices headed by the presiding justice of the PEPC, Justice Haruna Tsammani gave the assurance that justice will be served.
Justice Tsammani said, “We are determined to look at the matter dispassionately and give justice to whoever deserves justice.”
He noted that the tribunal would consider the substance of each case over technicalities so that “whoever leaves here will be satisfied that justice has been done.”
He warned parties against unnecessary applications that could delay proceedings.
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