The seven-man panel of Justices of the Supreme Court that would adjudicate the petition of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi, has been unveiled.
Contrary to speculations in the past week, the panel is headed by Justice John Inyang Okoro and includes Uwani Aba-Aji, Lawal Garuba and Ibrahim Saulawa.
The rest are Adamu Jauro, Abubakar Tijani and Emmanuel Akomaye Agim.
Meanwhile, the petition of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has been called for determination with lawyers in the matter announcing their appearances.
Details later.
In other news, Nigeria’s Supreme Court has constituted a seven-member panel of justices to hear the appeal in the petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Chichi Ojei.
The trio, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), are challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
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The court notices signed by Zainab M. Garba in the office of the registrar, said by the Order 2 Rule 1 (2) of the Supreme Court’s Rules 1985 as amended, the notice is deemed as sufficiently served on the parties.
According to the information in the notice, the list of members of the panel to sit on the appeals include justices Musa Dattijo Muhammad, Uwani Musa Abba Aji, Lawal Garba, Helen M. Ogunwumiju, I.N. Saulawa, Tijjani Abubakar and Emmanuel Agim.
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Meanwhile, the apex court has also fixed Monday, October 23, for hearing of the motion filed by Atiku, seeking to bring fresh evidence to prove that President Bola Tinubu submitted a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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