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Presidential Election petition tribunal judgment

Artistic illustration of the Presidential Election petition tribunal justices as they deliver the tribunal judgment on Wednesday

Presidential Election Tribunal to deliver Judgment on Atiku, Obi’s case against Tinubu September 6

The judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) will be delivered on Wednesday, the 6th of September.

The Court of Appeal Registrar Umar Bangari confirmed the news, saying the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations, as per Channels TV report.

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 Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

Judgement is also expected to be delivered by election tribunals in 25 states for governorship, National Assembly, and state assembly election petitions.

The results of the polls announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are being contested in no fewer than 25 states out of the 28 states where elections were conducted.