Tribunal Dismisses Petition Filed By Action Alliance Against Tinubu’s Victory

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has dismissed the petition of the Action Alliance (AA) filed against the electoral victory of Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.

The Chairman of the 5-man panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, dismissed the petition on Monday following its dramatic withdrawal by the party.

The main ground of AA’s petition was the claim of wrongful exclusion of David Okanigbuan, the party’s candidate, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

At the commencement of the pre-hearing of the tribunal on Monday in Abuja, the head of AA’s legal team, Oba Maduabuchi, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), formally applied to withdraw the petition of the party.

Following the announcement of the Action Alliance’s intentions, none of the other parties’ representatives expressed opposition to the move.

The panel consequently ruled that “in the absence of any objection from the respondents, the application is hereby granted. Consequently, the petition is hereby dismissed.”

The presidential election petitions tribunal is chaired by Justice Haruna Tsamani (Abuja Division ) and has Stephen Adah (Abuja Division), Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf( Asaba Division), Boloukuromo Ugo (Kano Division), and Abba Mohammed (Ibadan Division).

Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has asked the presidential election petition tribunal to televise its proceedings.