Breaking News: Tribunal Dismisses Petition To Nullify President Tinubu’s Election

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement, APM, to nullify the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections.

In arriving at its ruling, the court held that the issues raised in the petition by the APM contained pre-election matters that could only be determined by the Federal High Court.

In his ruling, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Haruna Tsammani, upheld preliminary objections by all the Respondents challenging the competence of the petition.

Justice Haruna also noted that since the petition centred on the qualification or otherwise of President Tinubu to contest the presidential election that held on February 25, the APM, ought to have gone to court within 14 days after Tinubu was nominated by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

He held that since the cause of action bordered on a pre-election matter, the APM lacked the locus-standi to challenge Tinubu’s nomination in the first place.

RovingNaija reports that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal is sitting in Abuja.