After barely 13 hours of sitting, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in a unanimous decision on Wednesday dismissed the three petitions brought against the election of President Bola Tinubu.
The petitions were brought by Atiku Abubakar and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP); and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Justice Haruna Tsammani, in the lead judgment, affirmed the declaration and return of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election having scored the highest lawful votes.
He held that none of the three sets of petitioners was able to prove their allegations as contained in their petitions
Two other members of the court’s five-member panel, Justices Stephen Adah and Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf have also agreed with the lead judgment.
Justice Bolaji-Yusuf agreed with the lead judgement in her contribution just like every other judges,.
