Presidential Election: PEPC unveils members of the panel as Obi storms court

By Vivian Okejeme Abuja

The 2023, Presidential Election Petition Court(PEPC) has reveled the identities of five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that will hear and determine all petitions against Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

The panel will be headed by the Presiding Justice (PJ) of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, Justice Haruna Tsammani, while other members of the panel are; Justice Stephen Adah (PJ Asaba Division), Justice Minsurat Bolaji-Yusuf (Asaba Division), Justice Boluokuromo Ugo (Kano Division), as well as Justice Abba Mohammed (Ibadan Division).

Meanwhile, Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party(LP)on Monday, stormed the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

Obi and his party are challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of the presidential election that held on February 25.

The former Governor of Anambra state is insistent, he was the clear winner of the election, Obi, is among other things, seeking the withdrawal of the Certificate of Return that was issued to Tinubu.

Also, he maintained that Tinubu was not even qualified to contest the election in view of his previous indictment and forfeiture of funds in a drug related case in the United States of America.

In his prayers, he equally posited that Tinubu was not duly elected with majority of valid votes cast at the election, insisting that he failed to win the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as required by the constitution. In his prayers, he equally posited that Tinubu was not duly elected with majority , FCT, as required by the constitution.