The presidential election tribunal has commenced pre-hearing
in the suit filed by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,
challenging the election of Bola Tinubu as president-elect.
At the pre-hearing session on Tuesday, Chris Uche, counsel
to Atiku and the PDP told the court that he has filed necessary processes for
pre-hearing.
Uche also told the court that he has filed a motion, seeking
to have the proceedings televised due to the national interest around the case.
The senior advocate said the application should be given
priority at the commencement of hearing.
Lawyers to the respondents in the suit noted that they had
filed their various responses to the petition.
Lateef Fagbemi, counsel to the All Progressives Congress
(APC), also told the court that he has filed two motions seeking to dismiss the
petition and to strike out the responses of the petitioners.
Other lawyers for the respondents are Abubakar Mahmoud, for
INEC and Akin Olujinmi for Tinubu.
The respondents also said they will file their responses
within the time allowed by the rules of the court.
After counsels adopted their various responses, a
five-member panel of the tribunal led by Haruna Tsammani, ordered the lawyers
to meet and harmonise their positions in respect of documents to be tendered,
those they will object to and those to allow.
The panel adjourned further pre-hearing to Thursday by 2 pm.
Earlier, the tribunal also had a pre-hearing session for the
petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The party, through its team of lawyers led by M. O . Atoyebi
adopted answers filed on April 21, in response to a pre-hearing information
sheet that was issued by the court.
All other parties adopted their answers and the court
adjourned to Thursday for continuation.
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