Supreme Court To Begin Hearing Atiku, Peter Obi’s Appeal against Tinubu’s Victory

All is set for the Supreme Court to hear the appeals filed against the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 election and the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on the outcome of the election.

The apex court had communicated today, Monday, 23rd October 2023 as the date to hear the appeals and all roads currently lead to the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja where the hearing is being held.

The court session was scheduled for 9 a.m.

Ahead of the 9am time scheduled for the commencement of the hearing, lawyers like the immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) have arrived in court.

Olanipekun, who walked into the courtroom around 8am, is leading the legal team of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.

Also in court are Mike Ozekhome (SAN), a member of the Atiku Abubakar/Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legal team; Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, SAN (member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) legal team; Sir Steve Adehi, SAN, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, legal team) and Chukwuma Majukwu Umeh, SAN, of the legal team of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM).

Also in court are Prof Taiwo Osinpitan, SAN; Yusuf Alli, SAN; Babatunde Ogala, SAN ( of the APC, Tinubu and Shettima team); Chris Uche, SAN; Gordy Uche, SAN; Emeka Etiaba, SAN ( all of the Atiku/PDP legal team).