Presidential Tribunal Adjourns INEC’s Defence to July 4: Latest Updates

The defense hearing filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been adjourned to Tuesday, July 4, by the Presidential Petition Election Court.

The court had initially set Monday, July 3, as the date for respondents to present their case in defense of the petition filed by aggrieved parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 election, in which Bola Tinubu emerged as the president.

INEC’s counsel, A.B. Mahmoud, SAN, informed the court that the commission had planned to present three witnesses to testify to support their defense. However, one of the witnesses was unavoidably absent from the court, leading to the request to be moved to the following day.

Justice Haruna Tsammani, presiding over the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), granted the request after all parties reached an agreement.

Three parties and their candidates have challenged the presidential election’s outcome in court. The petitioners include the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate Peter Obi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Allied Peoples Movement.

These parties and their respective candidates have filed separate petitions against the electoral commission, the president, his Vice-President Kassim Shetima, and their party, the APC.

On June 23, the petitioners concluded their case, paving the way for the respondents to present their defense before the court.

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