President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PBAT
The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) has affirmed the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PBAT.
The court dismissed the petitions filed by Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and his Party and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).
Delivering the lead judgment, the Chairman of the five-member panel of justices, Justice Haruna Tsammani, said that the petitioners had failed to prove their allegations beyond reasonable doubt.
Justice Tsammani held that the petitions lacked merit, and were consequently dismissed.
He also ruled that all parties would bear their respective costs.
The court in the substantive judgement resolved the four issues raised in favour of the respondents.
He held that the petitioners failed to provide the necessary facts to prove all their allegations.
He held that the petitioners failed to call agents who were on the ground at the various polling units.
On the lawful valid votes, the court held that such allegations were made but no other election result was provided.
” It is settled that before a party can claim that a crime was committed, such Party must prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.
”All issues raised have been resolved against the petitioners. The petitions, therefore, lacked merit.
“Having found the three petitions to be devoid of merit, the petitions are hereby dismissed.”
The three petitions were by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, and his party, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party
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