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AA Party Formally Withdraws Petition Against President-Elect, Tinubu

Just at the start of the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the Action Alliance has withdrawn its petition…

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3 years ago

May 8, 2023

VerseNews

Nigeria's President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

Just at the start of the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the Action Alliance has withdrawn its petition against the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

VerseNews Nigeria reported that the Appeal Court in Abuja will begin hearing of petitions by Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday, May 8, 2023.

The AA party is also among the aggirieved party challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election that gave Tinubu victory.

The parties are commonly asking the court to nullify Tinubu’s victory on the ground that the election lacks credibility, transparency and contradicts the rules and regulations as stipulated in the Electoral Act, 2022.

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However, the head of AA’s legal team, Oba Maduabuchi (SAN), a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said he filed the petition on behalf of the 1st and 2nd petitioners.

Maduabuchi therefore officially applied to withdraw the petition of the party.

Prior to the announcement of the withdrawal, another lawyer had announced himself as the representative of the AA.

Justice Haruna Tsammani subsequently struck out the petition after the respondents – the All Progressives Congress (APC), the President-Elect and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said there had no objection.