{"id":469,"date":"2023-05-10T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=469"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:45:09","slug":"just-in-court-dismisses-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/?p=469","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Court Dismisses Petition Against Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBaUtqWSBIdrWtSHL3FREkSoPJyo_-DfR6WbMqsKOJZIoKoE3Y5R3Tf4JjwrWBkJSlDQ48S3QE47peCtBN5MXEY1wlCRyK2dlO9ADsrm3STXUreqvziealUmUvvOainzmRrsQ9qyd7alz_qn8p3kmR8TQoUfTbmkvKVLfplbPwpNZYF_OCvUY0Ip2c\/s640\/images%20(66).jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/images-20-66.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/images-20-66.jpg\" alt=\"JUST IN: Court Dismisses Petition Against Tinubu - Image 1\" title=\"JUST IN: Court Dismisses Petition Against Tinubu - Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/images-20-66.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lifestylegist.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/images-20-66-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Presidential Petition Election Court (PREPEC) has dismissed the petition by the Action Peoples Party (APP) challenging the February 25 presidential election.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The five-member panel of justice led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, on Wednesday, threw out the case after the party announced its withdrawal of the petition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">At the resumed hearing, counsel to the APP, Obed Agu Esq announced that the party and its presidential candidate, Simon Nnadi, have resolved to withdraw the petition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">He gave no further reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">It should be noted that at the inaugural sitting of the tribunal on Monday, Agu had in his pre-hearing motion asked the tribunal to compel Tinubu and APC to concede the election before the main hearing because of the weight of evidence at their disposal showing they (APC) rigged the election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">But lawyers to APC and Tinubu, Lateef Fagbemi and Wole Olanipekun, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, informed the tribunal that will deal with the issues at the right time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidential Petition Election Court (PREPEC) has dismissed the petition by the Action Peoples Party (APP) challenging the February 25 presidential election.&nbsp; The five-member panel of justice led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, on Wednesday, threw out the case after the party announced its withdrawal of the petition. 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