The Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, barred Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State from standing before it as the representative of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The Plateau state governor had immediately
the first petition that was lodged against the outcome of the 2023 presidential
election was called up, stood up and announced himself as Tinubu’s
representative.
“My Lord’s my name is Simon Lalong and I am
here to represent Tinubu,” the governor stated.
However, Justice Haruna Tsammani led a
five-member panel that declined to recognize him as Tinubu’s representative.
“You cannot represent an individual. Tinubu
is not a corporation that would need a representative,” the presiding justice
held.
“My Lords, in that case, I will represent the
All Progressives Congress, APC,” Governor Lalong responded.
Meanwhile, the court has adjourned further
pre-hearing session on the petition the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter
Obi filed to nullify Tinubu’s election victory till Wednesday.
The court equally fixed the same date for
another petition by the Action Peoples Party, APP, while it adjourned the case
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,
till Tuesday.
While adjourning the cases, the court urged
the parties to identify all the witness statements and documents they would
rely on or object to during the actual hearing of the petitions.
Among those in court to witness the
proceedings included the presidential candidate of the LP, Mr Peter Obi.
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