ASHENEWS reports that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Wednesday, September 6, 2023 to deliver judgement on the petitions filed against president Bola Tinubu by the PDP, and LP presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi.
This is contained in a statement by the Chief Registrar, Umar Bangari and posted on the court’s X handle @NGCourtofAppeal on Monday.
According to the statement, “access to the Court premises will be strictly onaccreditation. Only accredited individuals, including Counsel and representatives of political parties, will be granted access into the Courtroom.”
Read the statement below:
“The Court of Appeal wishes to inform the General Public that judgment in the following petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday 6h September, 2023:
- CA/PEPC/03/2023 between Mr. Peter Gregory Obi & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 3 Ors.
- CAPEPC/04/2023 between Allied Peoples Movement VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 4 Ors. I CAPEPC/05/2023 between Abubakar Atiku & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 2 Ors.
In a bid to promote transparency and openness, these judgments will be televised live by interested Television Stations for the public to follow.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Access to the Court premises will be strictly on
accreditation. Only accredited individuals, including Counsel and representatives of Political Parties, will be granted access into the Courtroom. Interested members of the public are advised to watch proceedings from their television sets.
For accreditation and further inquiries, please contact: Josephine on 08037052260 or Samira on 08164483081.
We appeal for the maximum cooperation of the General Public to ensure a hitch free exercise, please.
