The election petition lodged by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and President Bola Tinubu has been postponed until Friday, June 9.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that during the previous hearing, the tribunal had adjourned to allow the parties to obtain copies of the judgment in a similar case involving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) versus the APC and Tinubu.
The respondents, therefore, argued that the issues raised in the previous case have already been thoroughly addressed.
However, at Friday’s hearing, the adjournment was given once again due to the fact that the counsel had not yet obtained copies of the supreme court judgment referred to in this case.
The APM party brought the petition before the court, challenging the validity of Tinubu’s election victory on February 25, as well as that of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
In its petition, the APM argues that the withdrawal of Mr. Ibrahim Masari, who was initially nominated as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), renders Tinubu’s candidacy invalid according to Section 131(c) and 142 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
