The Action Peoples Party (APP) has withdrawn its petition
challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential
election.
At the pre-hearing session on Monday, Obed Agu, APP’s
lawyer, said instead of proceeding to the main hearing, parties can choose to
settle disputes amicably.
He said the respondents — Tinubu, the All Progressives
Congress (APC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) — should concede
to the claims of the petitioner considering the weight of claims against them.
The court then adjourned the case for further pre-hearing.
At the resumed court session on Wednesday, Agu moved an
application to withdraw the petition.
Abubakar Mahmoud, counsel to INEC; Wole Olanipekun, counsel
to Tinubu; and Lateef Fagbemi, counsel to APC, did not oppose the application
nor did they ask for cost.
Consequently, the petition was dismissed.
The Action Alliance (AA) had withdrawn its petition against
Tinubu and the APC on Monday.
With the dismissal of two petitions, the court is left to
determine three other petitions by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the PDP; Peter
Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
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