September 6 not official: Presidential Tribunal Speaks on Date To give Final Judgement

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has refuted the widely reported trending September 6 date as the day chosen to give decision on the petitions contesting President Bola Tinubu’s election victory.

This is taking place as Nigerians eagerly await the tribunal’s decision in the lawsuits brought against President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as well as their presidential candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, respectively, on February 25.

According to reports that surfaced on Monday, the tribunal chose Wednesday, September 6 as the date to issue a decision on the petitions against Tinubu’s Victory

It would be recalled that after adopting the final written addresses of the parties involved in the suit, the five-man tribunal headed by Justice Haruna Simon Tsamani reserved judgment and said a date to deliver the verdict would be communicated to concerned parties and their lawyers.

However, when contacted, the Secretary of the PEPT panel, Barrister Josephine J. Ekperobe said no specific date has been picked to deliver the ruling.

“No date yet please,” Ekperobe told The Whistler.

Gistlover however reports that the Tribunal must deliver judgment on the petition on or before September 17, as the constitution gives a provision of a maximum of 180 days for the panel to conclude its job.