Court fixes new date for Peter Obi's petition against Bola Tinubu

The petition of Peter Obi and the Labour Party against Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election has been adjourned by the presidential election petition court.

According to The Punch, the tribunal adjourned the suit to next week, Wednesday, May 19.

It was said that parties to the petition had requested the adjournment before the court took the decision.

Part of the defendants were the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The parties involved had told the court that there is a number of yet-to-be-filed applications before they unanimously agreed on 1 week to seek out the filings and exchange the documents.

The outstanding documents entailed motions, which they intended to tender before the tribunal

The documents include motions which they intend to tender before the court.

Peter Obi's counsel's position was then agreed with by the court, adding that the decision would fast-track the hearing of the case.

Justice Haruma Tsanani, the presiding judge in the suit, in his submission, urged the parties to draw up the issues for determination, which was separate from the filing and exchange processes, ahead of Wednesday, the next sitting.

Peter Obi, the came third in the 2023 presidential election, had claimed to have won the poll, adding that he would reclaim his alleged stolen mandate at the court.