The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Informant247 reports that the Supreme Court Court had fixed October 23 for the hearing petition of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was also gathered that Atiku, who came second in the election, had approached the presidential election tribunal to nullify the election, in which the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Bola Tinubu the winner. In contrast, the tribunal dismissed the petition for lack of merit.
However, dissatisfied with the tribunal’s verdict, Atiku filed an appeal before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court Registrar, Zainab Garba, in a notice on Thursday, announced that Atiku’s appeal had been listed for hearing on Monday.
It read, ”Take notice that the above appeal/motion will be listed for hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting at Abuja on Monday, October 23, 2023.
“And further take notice that in accordance with Order 2 Rule 1(2) of the Supreme Court Rules 1985, as amended, this NOTICE is deemed sufficiently served on you if it is left at your address of service or sent by registered post and since the date of service by post is material, Section 26 of the Interpretation Act, 1964 shall apρly.”
However, a seven-member panel of the apex court reserved judgment after parties in the appeal adopted their respective briefs of arguments on Monday.