The Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has announced that it would commence its pre-hearing session today with three petitions.
They are the petitions by Action Alliance (AA) marked: CA/PEPC/01/2023;
Action Peoples Party (APP) marked: CA/PEPC/02/2023 and Peter Obi & Labour Party (LP) marked: CA/PEPC/03/2023.
Justice Tsammani, who made the announcement a moment ago, said the court has scheduled hearing on the other two petitions – by Allied Peoples Movement (APM) marked: CA/PEPC/04/2023, and Atiku Abubakar & the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) marked: CA/PEPC/05/2023 – for Tuesday.
He sought the cooperation of all lawyers in the five petitions to enable the court decide the cases on time.
Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Chris Uche (SAN), Levy Uzoukwu (SAN) and Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), who are leading the legal teams of petitioners and respondents, agreed to work with the court to ensure prompt determination of the petition and to achieve justice.
Justice Tsammani, who heads the panel, currently serves as the Presiding Justice (PJ) of the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal
Other members of the panel are Justice Stephen Adah (the PJ of Asaba division); Justice Monsurat O. Bolaji Yusuf (from Asaba division);
Boloukuromo Moses Ugo (from Kano division) and
Justice Abba Mohammed (from Ibadan division).
The court, which stood down proceedings briefly, is to reconvene by 10:30am.
