The supreme court has reserved judgment in the appeal by Atiku Abubakar and the peoples democratic party (PDP) against the judgment of the presidential election petition court which affirmed the victory of president Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election.
A seven-member panel of the court, led by justice Inyang Okoro announced this today after counsel to parties adopted their briefs of argument and made final submissions.
The apex court also took arguments from lawyers to parties on the motion filed by Atiku to supply fresh evidence on forged documents, which counsel to Atiku Abubakar, Chris Uche, urged the court to grant the motion and allow their appeal.
Counsel to the respondents, Abubakar Mahmoud, for INEC, Wole Olanipekun, for president Tinubu, and Akin Olujinmi, for the APC, urged the court to dismiss both the motion and appeal for lacking in merit.
When the court reconvened, it heard the appeal of the allied people’s movement and urged the party to withdraw its appeal as it did not have prayers for determination.
