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Election Tribunal Adjourns Atiku’s Petition till May 18

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The pre-hearing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's petition against President-elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress has been adjourned to Thursday, May 18, 2023, by the Presidential Election Petition Court.

The petition, marked CA/PEPC/05/2023, challenges the declaration of Tinubu as the President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, Bola Tinubu, and the APC are listed as 1st to 3rd respondents in the petition.

Chris Uche (SAN), counsel for Atiku and the PDP, expressed interest in the matter, and the pre-hearing was taken up on Thursday morning.

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