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Tinubu Receives Petitions From Peter Obi, Atiku, Given 21 Days To Respond

The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has officially received the petitions filed separately by the presidential candidate…

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The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has officially received the petitions filed separately by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi and People Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the election tribunal.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that this was confirmed by the Legal Director of Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Babatunde Ogala on Tuesday, March 27, 2023.

Yes, we received copies of both Atiku and Obi’s petition yesterday (Tuesday),” Ogala said in a statement.

In a similar statement, the APC’s legal adviser, Ahmad El-Marzuq, confirmed that the ruling party had been served with the copies of the petition and is planning to respond.

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“Of course, we have received the copies of the petition and we are planning to respond. We are on top of the situation,” he said.

This Online News Media reports that the applicants have earlier complained that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is dodging the petitions and approached the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), seeking permission to serve the petitions on him through substituted means.

Justice Joseph Ikyegh in a three-man panel of the court ruled that the petitions should be served on Tinubu, through his party, APC.

APC has up to 21 days to respond to the petitions as Nigerians await their reaction.

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