[BREAKING] PEPT: Tinubu Coasts Home To Victory As PEPC Dismisses APM’s Petition

The 2023 Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the February 25 presidential election….CONTINUE READING

The APM by its petition had sought the disqualification of Tinubu on the ground that his Vice Presidetial candidate, Kashim Shetima “unlawfully” allowed himself to be nominated twice for two different positions.

Shetima, ab initio was nominated by the APC as candidate for Borno Central Senatorial district and was later nominated by the same party as Vice Presidetial candidate following the withdrawal of one Kabiru Masari, a place holder, who was the initial Vice Presidetial candidate to Tinubu.

In it’s petition, the APM insisted that Shettima was not qualified to have stood election with Tinubu,

In his lead judgement, Chairman of the PEPC, Justice Tsammani held that the petition of APM is devoid of any merit and consequently dismissed same….CONTINUE READING