The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said he will appeal the ruling of the appellate court which upheld President Bola Tinubu’s election in February at the Supreme Court. The LP candidate made his decision known at a press briefing in Onitsha, Anambra State on Thursday evening. Read the full text of his speech below. Yesterday, 6 September 2023, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) finally delivered its long-awaited judgments on...

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, on Wednesday, dismissed the petitions against President Bola Tinubu and affirmed his electoral victory. The petitions were filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM; the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and his party; and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party. Tribunal kicks out APM’s case The APM dragged Bola Tinubu and vice-president Kashim Shettima to court,...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgment, saying it’s against reason, facts and evidence presented in the tribunal. The party said that it’ll review the judgment with its lawyers and decide on the next line of action within the ambit of the law. It’ll be recalled that PDP had after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of...

…As Gov. Bello congratulates Tinubu, Shettima Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) validating the victory of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. In a statement personally signed by Dr. Ganduje and made available to journalists, described the judgment as thorough, having addressed all the issues raised by the petitioners and therefore urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour  Party (LP)...

Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which delivered its verdict in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President today in Abuja. Reacting to the court verdict, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the APC members across Nigeria and the President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, worked very hard for the victory enjoyed at the February 25th presidential election, noting that today’s Presidential...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has expelled its 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for ignoring the party’s disciplinary committee. Abdulsalam Abdurasaq, the party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said the party expelled the 2023 presidential candidate with immediate effect. “Following the refusal of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to appear before the disciplinary committee which sat on Thursday, Aug. 31 after being...