The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has announced a further adjournment of the pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Mr. Peter Obi and his Labour Party.

The panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, agreed to the adjournment after all parties involved reached a consensus on the time needed to exchange processes and responses. The court is now scheduled to reconvene on May 17.

Justice Tsammani expressed appreciation for the unanimous agreement among the parties to expedite the process.

The respondents in the case include the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sen Bola Tinubu, Sen Kashim Shettima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Dr. Levi Uzoukwu, SAN, representing the petitioners, informed the court that the parties had agreed to the adjournment to allow for the exchange of processes and responses.

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He also mentioned that the parties would meet prior to the next hearing to review and agree upon the documents to be submitted.

The counsels for INEC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, Sen. Kashim Shettima, and the APC, including Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, Wole Olanipakun, SAN, and Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, respectively, all concurred with the proposed timeline for the exchange of applications and replies.

They expressed their belief that adhering to this schedule, subject to the court’s approval, would expedite the proceedings.

Following the declaration by the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, that Sen. Bola Tinubu won the presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi and the Labour Party filed a petition challenging the outcome.

Their petition disputes the victory, claiming that Tinubu did not meet the constitutional requirement of scoring 25% in two-thirds of the states and the Federal Capital Territory.