Following the withdrawal of the petition filed by the Action People’s Party against the victory of the president-elect, Ahmed Tinubu, the Preside
Following the withdrawal of the petition filed by the Action People’s Party against the victory of the president-elect, Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential Election Petition Court has dismissed it.
The court dismissed the petition marked CA/PEPC/02/2023 on Wednesday.
Upon the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the party through its counsel, Obed Agu, informed the court of its intention to withdraw the petition “brought under paragraph 29 (1,2,3,4) of schedule of election petition…seeking leave to withdraw the petition marked CA/PEPC/02/2023.”
Counsels for the respondents, Wole Olanipekun representing Tinubu, M.O Fagbemi for APC and A.B. Mahmoud, representing the electoral commission, did not object to the withdrawal.
Following the withdrawal of the petition and the no-objection by the respondents, the court dismissed it.
In the brief ruling, Justice Haruna Tsammani who is the presiding judge at the PEPC declared, “Having carefully considered the application, we are satisfied that there is no collision on the part of the respondents, the petition numbered CA/PEPC/02/2023 is hereby dismissed having been withdrawn.”
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