The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPC) in Abuja has postponed further hearings on a petition submitted by Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, against the result of the 2023 presidential election until May 17.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President-elect Bola Tinubu, Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were named as the respondents.
The LP and Obi had requested the adjournment so that they could submit and exchange legal documents.
INEC, the respondents and the court accepted the request, and the court ordered the parties to identify core issues for determination in the petition.
Obi’s petition had requested the court to declare that Tinubu was not duly elected as president and to order a fresh election in which the APC could not participate.