May 17, (THEWILL) – Two factions of the opposition Labour Party (LP), on Wednesday, engaged in a heated argument at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja, over which group has the right to appear in the court.
THEWILL reports that a 5-member panel of the court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani had, on Wednesday, May 10, adjourned pre-hearing on the suit filed by Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the February 25 presidential poll.
However, at the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the court refused to take an appearance for the LP. The factional National Chairman, Lamidi Apapa, as well as the National Women’s Leader of the party, Dudu Manugu, tried to make an appearance for the Party when the petition was called.
Justice Tsamani, who only acknowledges the appearance of Peter Obi and his lawyers, said if two persons are making an appearance for the party, they will not be put on record.
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