FCT, Abuja - Monday, June 19, at the court of appeal in Abuja, the presidential election petition tribunal denied the request of President Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to dismiss the petition lodged by the Allied People's Movement (APM). According to Daily Trust, the APM is contesting the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima of the APC on February 25.

APM explains how it will prove the disqualification petition against President Tinubu.

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The APM is one of the political organizations contesting the results of the presidential election held on February 25. On Monday, June 19, a five-member panel presided by Justice Haruna Tsammani determined that granting Tinubu's request and dismissing the APM's petition would violate the principle of equitable hearing against the party. PM News reported that APM and its presidential candidate Chichi Ojei filed the petition on the sole issue of Tinubu's ineligibility to compete in the 2023 election due to the alleged double nomination of his running mate Shettima. However, Tinubu's primary attorney, Wole Olanipekun, a senior advocate of Nigeria, cited the Supreme Court's May 26 dismissal of a related suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for lack of standing.

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Court fixes date for hearing of APM's petition against Tinubu 

The court subsequently adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by the APM until Wednesday, June 21, Channels Television reported. At the resumption of the hearing today (Monday, June 19), Justice Tsammani carefully examined the issue and decided to postpone it until Wednesday, June 21.

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Tribunal halts Tinubu, Shettima petition, gives justification

In related news, Legit.ng reported that the Supreme Court's failure to disclose a copy of its May 26 ruling on the PDP's case delayed the hearing of the petition filed by the APM before the President ELction Petition Court on June 2. According to The Nation, the supreme court rejected the PDP's petition to invalidate the presidential and vice presidential nominations of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima for the 2023 general election.