Do not Interfere in Presidential Election Petition Judgement – Groups Warn Tinubu

Alphonsus Nweze President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been cautioned in an unmistakeable terms to allow the Five- man Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) free hand to freely and morally determine the cases before it in accordance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended and in line with the extant laws of the land. A coalition of four pro-democry and hunan rights groups in a joint statement made available to newsmen weekend said: “The Justices of the PEPT must also be allowed by the presidency , the…

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2023: Tinubu, Shettima pray court to dismiss PDP’s suit

Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate and his vice, Kashim Shettima, have asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit against them for being incompetent.Tinubu and Shettima told Justice Inyang Ekwo in two motions on notice: FHC/ABJ/CS/1734/22 and filed separately by their lawyer, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.The motions prayed the court for an order striking out and/or dismissing the suit for want of jurisdiction.The PDP, in its originating summons, had sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC, Tinubu and Shettima…

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