Names of the Justices that would be presiding over the Presidential election tribunal has been released.
The tribunal will commence sitting today in Abuja.
Names of the five-member panel of Justices that will be presiding over the various petitions are the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Haruna Tsammani; Justice Stephen Adah of the Court of Appeal Asaba division, Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf, Court of Appeal also of Asaba Division; Justice Boloukuoromo Ugoh of Kano division and Justice Abba Mohammed of Ibadan Court of Appeal.
Shortly before the sitting of the panel, the presiding Justice, who is also the presiding Justice of the PEPC, Justice Haruna Tsammani, assured all parties that justice would be served, adding that they are determined to look at the matter dispassionately with a view to giving justice to whoever deserves it.
He said: “The tribunal would consider the substance of each case over technicalities so that whoever leaves here will be satisfied that justice has been done,” warning parties against unnecessary applications that could delay proceedings.
It would be recalled that five political parties and their candidates are challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election on grounds of non-compliance with the electoral laws and the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
According to the presiding Justice: “The petitions to be considered today during the pre-hearing would be the first three petitions while the 4th and 5th petitions can take off tomorrow.
“They are marked CA/PEPC/01/2023 by the Action Alliance party and its standard bearer, Solomon Okanigbuan; CA/PEPC/02/2023 filed by the Action People’s Party as the sole petitioner; and CA/PEP/03/2023 by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.”
Disclosing that the cases would be alternated until the pre-hearing comes to an end, he added that:
“Then we will alternate until we finish the pre-hearing.”
The tribunal, Tsammani added, would resume sitting at 10:30am.
