As noted earlier in this court diary series, it is left to be seen whether the Ariwo-ola-led Supreme Court will continue in the erroneous path of Tanko’s deviance from the norm or will restore time-honored practice of following seniority in the empaneling of seven justices for the Supreme Court appeal and in taking time to give a considered judgment instead of dismissal on the spot. Time will soon tell.
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja has uploaded a certified true copy of the tribunal’s judgment on the petitions against President Bola Tinubu’s election on the website of the Court of Appeal. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party and their candidates – Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively – along with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) had filed petitions challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC).