The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, has once more adjourned the petition filed before it by the Allied Peoples’ Movement, APM, till Wednesday, June 21, 2023 for hearing.
The Tribunal on Monday adjourned the petition of the APM challenging the victory of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, during the 2023 presidential election of February 25.
The court had previously fixed June 19 to commence hearing of the petition filed by the APM challenging both Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
At the resumed hearing on Monday, the party asked for a one-week adjournment which was turned down by the court.
The party had initially tendered an application to the Tribunal for a date to commence hearing of its petition against the results of the presidential election which had earlier been delayed over their inability to obtain a Supreme Court judgement.
Lawyers to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the APC and President Tinubu raised no objection to the request for adjournment as they prayed the court to adjourn the hearing of the petition till June 20.
The presiding judge, Haruna Tsammani, after listening to both sides, granted the application and adjourned the case till Wednesday June 21 for commencement of hearing.
