Prior to the main hearing, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has issued a warning to all parties involved in the presidential election portion as it would not accept any technicalities or sensational remarks from petitioners’ lawyers.
The tribunal convened its inaugural session on Monday, which is a required procedure before the actual hearing of petitions seeking to nullify the results of the 2023 presidential election.
At today’s hearing, a five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that will hear and determine all the five petitions challenging the declaration of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubi as the winner of the presidential election, were revealed.
Presiding Justice Haruna Tsammani also urged lawyers for all petitioners to refrain from making sensational statements.
According to Justice Tsammani, the court would not accept time-wasting tactics or technicalities.
He submitted that “As we commence hearing of the petitions, let us avoid making sensational comments. Let us consider the safety and interest of the country, that is paramount.
“We should avoid unnecessary time-wasting applications and objections so that we can look at substance of the case rather than unnecessary technicalities.
“Let us corporate with each other so that everyone will be satisfied that justice has been done”.
Other members of the panel include Justice Stephen Adah (PJ Asaba Division), Justice Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf (Asaba Division), Justice Boluokuromo Ugo (Kano Division), as well as Justice Abba Mohammed (Ibadan Division)
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