The Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled Wednesday, 6 September 2023 for judgements on the three pending cases challenging the outcome of the 25 February presidential election.
It is coming about a month after the court heard the closing arguments of parties to the petitions and about two weeks to the expiration of the statutory 180-day lifespans within which the cases filed in March must be heard and determined.
The five-member panel of the court headed by Haruna Tsammani had reserved judgements on the petitions after hearing the closing arguments of the parties to the cases in early August.
The petitions were filed separately by Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the disputed election.
The Court of Appeal headquarters in Abuja, which hosts the election petition court, announced the date for the judgements in a statement on Monday.
