The Supreme Court has commenced hearing of the appeals filed against the pronouncement of and swearing in of President Bola Tinubu as winner of the February 25, 2023 election.
The presidential candidates are also challenging the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on the outcome of the election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the keenly contested election. His victory was also affirmed by the Presidential Election Petition Court.
However, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, as well as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) are all challenging Tinubu’s victory in separate petitions at the Supreme Court.
The three appellants, want the Supreme Court to nullify Tinubu’s victory.
The apex court earlier communicated today, Monday, 23rd October 2023 as the date to hear the appeals and all roads currently lead to the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja where the hearing is being held.
The court session started about 9:00a.m.