The five-member court panel led by Haruna Tsammani cited time constraints as the basis for its decision.
The petitioners in two of the cases – Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party – who came second and third in the election, respectively, both claimed to have won the poll.They also alleged widespread irregularities and manipulation of results in states where each other recorded the most votes.
The third petition filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement , which is primarily anchored on the alleged inappropriate nomination of the vice-president-elect Kashim Shettima as Mr Tinubu’s running mate, urged the court to declare Atiku, the winner of the poll.
A likely procedure, according to Mr Uche, is one that allows petitioners to take their turns to conclude their case – present their witnesses and have them cross-examined by the adverse parties. Mr Mahmoud, a SAN and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association , also hopes that the court will make “further direction” for the post-consolidation phase of the proceedings.
According to him, one of the judgements will address the issues common to all the petitions, and the decisions on such legal points will be binding on all other cases. This means the court will not need to repeat the full details of its decisions on such issues in the other judgements.
Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »