‘Were They Expecting Court To Be Intimidated By Social Media?’ – Tribunal Roasts Petitioners

‘Were They Expecting Court To Be Intimidated By Social Media?’ – Tribunal Roasts Petitioners

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has criticized the petitions contesting President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 election, stating that they failed to present sufficient evidence to support their claims.

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) had filed a case seeking the annulment of Tinubu’s victory, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP), along with their respective candidates, also contested the former Lagos State governor’s win in the election.

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However, during the judgment that affirmed Tinubu’s election, Justice Monsurat Bolaji-Yusuf, a member of the five-person panel, admonished the petitioners for their inability to substantiate their cases.

“The petitioners did not understand the explanation of the first respondent or were just fixated on their belief that they won the election without any cogent and credible evidence, and they did not even bother to place such credible evidence before this court,” she said at the Court of Appeal premises in Abuja.

“Were they expecting the court to go and gather evidence from the street or the market? Or to be persuaded or intimidated by threats on social media. That is not the way of the court.”