The Supreme Court is set to announce its judgment on Thursday, October 26, 2023, regarding the cases involving the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar; and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Both the PDP presidential candidate and the Labour Party have filed appeals challenging the September 6 ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which upheld Tinubu’s electoral victory.
All parties involved confirmed the judgment date on Wednesday.
During the last session on Monday, the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the appeals filed by Atiku and the PDP against the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court that affirmed Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election.
A seven-member panel of the court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro, announced this after attorneys for the parties presented their arguments and made final submissions.
The Supreme Court also heard arguments from the parties’ lawyers on Atiku’s motion to present new evidence related to alleged forged documents.
Counsel to Atiku Abubakar, Mister Chris Uche, urged the court to grant the motion and allow their appeal, grant the prayers sought, and disqualify Tinubu.
Counsel to the Respondents, Abubakar Mahmoud for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wole Olanipekun for President Tinubu, and Akin Olujinmi for the All Progressives Congress (APC) urged the court to dismiss both the motion and appeal for lacking in merit.
