The All Progressives Congress (APC) has prayed the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss petitions filed by three opposition
parties challenging the victory of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 election.
NAN reports that the three political parties: Action People’s Party , Action Alliance and Allied Peoples Movement , had, in separate petitions, challenged the emergence of Tinubu as Nigeria’s President-elect. APM, in its petition, joined Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, INEC, APC and Kabir Masari, who stood as a vice-presidential placeholder during the primaries before he was substituted with Shettima.In the suits, marked CA/PEPC/01/2023, CA/PEPC/04/2023 and CA/PEPC/02/2023, AA, APM and APP are respectively challenging the result of the presidential poll on the grounds of alleged substantial non-compliance with the electoral laws of Nigeria, as well as the INEC guidelines.
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