Breaking: Tribunal adjourns LP, Obi’s petition against Tinubu to May 17

The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against the election of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

The tribunal made the declaration on the request for adjournment by parties to the petition on Wednesday, May 10.

The panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned after parties agreed on time to exchange processes and responses.

Tsammani said parties have agreed that the matter be adjourned.

“On that note, the petition is further adjourned until May 17 for parties to exchange processes and responses,” he said.

He commended them for their unanimous agreement to hasten the process.

The respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Earlier, counsel for the petitioners, Dr. Levi Uzoukwu (SAN) informed the court that parties in the matter have agreed that since there are some numbers of processes to file that the matter be adjourned until Wednesday.

This, he said, will enable exchange of the processes and responses.

The senior counsel also informed the court that before that day, parties will meet to take a look and agree on what to be tendered.

Responding, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), counsel for INEC agreed with the senior counsel.

Similarly, Wole Olanipakun (SAN), counsel for 2nd and 3rd respondents, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima also agreed to the submissions.

“We agreed to exchange applications and replies between Monday and Tuesday so that by Wednesday, all the processes will be ready for adoption,” Olanipekun said.

The APC counsel, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), also confirmed their agreement.

He said they all have unanimously agreed that the procedures will follow subject to the court approval because they believed it would hasten the proceedings.

The Star