Dismiss Petitions And Uphold The Declaration Of Tinubu As Winner Of February 25 Election – APC Tells Court
The All Progressives Congress has urged the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to dismiss the cases filed by petitioners against the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the recently-conducted presidential election.
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Recall that according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu defeated other strong contenders including Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP to clinch the apex political seat in the country.
The presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar are currently challenging the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Presidential Election Tribunal in Abuja. The presidential election Tribunal commenced sitting few weeks ago to hear the cases by the parties.
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According to The Sun paper, Lead counsel to the APC legal team, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) argued that “Abuja voters have no veto power to singularly hang the outcome of the presidential election that is otherwise conclusive, simply because a candidate did not secure at least one-quarter of the votes cast in the FCT.”
On the whole, the APC “urged the PEPC to dismiss the petitions and uphold the declaration of Tinubu as winner of the February 25 presidential election”
Source – The Sun paper Verified Facebook Page
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