Tribunal fixes dates to hear Peter Obi’s case against Tinubu

…..The Presidential election petition tribunal has fixed dates to hear Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party’s case against Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect.

,,,,,In a tweet on Thursday, the Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party media disclosed this on its official Twitter account obtained by News Week Nigeria.

….According to the post, the Labour Party revealed that “Tribunal has fixed dates to hear Peter Obi case against Tinubu for 10th, 12th and 13th May, 2023”.

Recall that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Tuesday filed his petition to challenge the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 25 February election.

….Again, Results from INEC IReV shows Peter Obi Won 2416 Polling Units Result Altered In Gombe And 1568 In Kaduna.

….The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced Tinubu as the winner of the election after which it declared him ‘President-elect’.

….In his petition before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, Obi alleged that the election was characterised by various irregularities including the non-qualification of the APC candidate.

,,,,,According to him, Tinubu’s forfeiture of his funds to the US government over drug trafficking allegation is an indication that the former Lagos State governor committed infractions that should disqualify him from running for an election in Nigeria.