Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has warned lawyers representing the presidential candidates in the 2023 election not to waste time on unnecessary technicalities.

Representatives of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were in court on Monday over the outcome of the presidential election.

The two other presidential candidates are challenging Tinubu’s victory in the last elections.

According to Justice Tsammani, unnecessary technicalities could delay the hearing of petitions.

“Election is time-bound; let us not waste unnecessary time. Let us cooperate with each other so that everyone will leave here satisfied.

“Avoid unnecessary technicalities. We are determined to look at all the matters brought before us. Let us look at what is good for our country and avoid time-wasting applications,” he said.