The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said ” all eyes are on the judiciary” as Nigerians and members of the international community await the verdict of the presidential petition court.
Recall that the Presidential tribunal had fixed Wednesday, September 6, for judgement on the electoral dispute.
According to Channels TV reports, the Court of Appeal’ s Registrar, Umar Bangari, confirmed that the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations.
Reacting to the development, the PDP insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission’ s (INEC’ s) declaration of Tinubu as president was ” fraudulent” .
PDP on its verified X formerly Twitter handle with an accompanying communiqué from the Court of Appeal said: ” It’ s now official: The Court of Appeal has scheduled Wednesday, September 6, 2023, to deliver judgment on the much- awaited petition filed by our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig, and our Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 Election, @atiku concerning the fraudulent declaration of @officialABAT of the @OfficialAPCNg as winner of the election.
” Our eyes are on the judiciary as Nigerians and members of the international community await the verdict of the court. “
Meanwhile, a member of Atiku’ s legal team, Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has urged the tribunal to dispense justice on the case his client brought against President Bola Tinubu in court.
The senior advocate said Nigerians and the international community are watching them.
Apart from Atiku, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) is also challenging Tinubu’ s victory at the election petition tribunal.
Speaking on this, Ozekhome said: ” Not for judgment date yet. I expect justice to be done. I expect the tribunal to shun blaring sirens of power or executive intimidation to do justice. I expect the tribunal to know that Nigerians, the international community, and indeed the whole world are watching. “
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