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Protesters on Monday stormed the Appeal Court venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, demanding that May 29 inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president be stopped.
The protesters said that the president-elect did not meet the constitutional requirement to be declared winner of the election which was conducted on Saturday 25, February.
The protesters stood outside the court holding placard with different inscriptions like “Do not swear in Tinubu, he didn’t get 25% in FCT”, “Do not swear in Tinubu, Shettima had a double nomination” and “INEC broke the law, Tinubu didn’t meet the constitutional requirements to be declared winner” amongst others.
However, while making their demands, the protesters were seen chanting “Our vote must count o” and “Freedom come by struggle.”
THE WHISTLER reports that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal opened proceedings for the petitions against the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25th presidential elections.
The tribunal consists of five justices of the Court of Appeal, presided by Haruna Simon Tsammani.
Other judges on the panel are Justices Stephen Adah, Abah Mohammed, Bolaji Yusuf, and J.U. Ugo.
The petitioners include the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party, and its candidate, Peter Obi.
Source: TheWhistler | Read More
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