The Labour Party (LP) has said it is ready for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to deliver its final ruling in its petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory.
In a statement on Monday, the Court of Appeal Registrar, Umar Bangari, confirmed September 6 for the much-anticipated verdict, adding that the court proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations.
Bangari stated that everything has been put in place to ensure a hitch-free delivery of the judgment in the three petitions.
He added that adequate security had been put in place and that only the invited members of political parties and the general public would be allowed into the courtroom to avoid congestion and security breaches.
Reacting to the development in a chat with Daily Trust, the LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, expressed optimism that the judgement would be in its favour tomorrow.
Ifoh stated that the wish of Nigerians would prevail and all the party’s prayers to the tribunal would be answered.
He said: “We are optimistic that the judgement would be in our favour and that all our prayers to the tribunal would be positive.”
Recall that the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Tinubu the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the 2023 presidential election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
After adopting the final written addresses of the parties involved in the suit, the five-man tribunal headed by Justice Haruna Simon Tsamani reserved judgment and said a date to deliver the verdict would be communicated to concerned parties and their lawyers.
APC Reacts As Tribunal Fixes Date For Presidential Election Petition Judgement
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election in Nigeria was the right thing.
Reacting to the development in a chat with Daily Trust on Monday, the APC Spokesman, Felix Morka, said the tribunal would affirm President Tinubu as the winner of the election.
Morka stated that the party expects nothing other than the affirmation of Tinubu’s victory, stating that the presidential election was free, fair and transparent.
He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the last presidential election fair and square.
“We are confident that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will affirm the mandate handed to President Tinubu by the majority of the Nigerian electorate.”
