JUST IN: Presidential election tribunal adjourns Atiku’s petition against Tinubu to May 18

The pre-hearing of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and Atiku Abubakar, its Presidential candidate, against Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress has been adjourned by the Presidential Election Petition tribunal until Thursday, May 18, 2023.

The PDP and Atiku are contesting the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Tinubu as the president-elect in the petition with the file number CA/PEPC/05/2023.

The APC, Bola Tinubu, and the Independent National Electoral Commission are listed as the petition’s first through third respondents.

On Thursday morning, the pre-hearing on the case was conducted first after Chris Uche, SAN, the attorney representing Atiku and the PDP, expressed interest in the situation.

“I have the permission of Wole Olanikpekun to indicate interest first in number 2,” he said.

Details later…