Claims on Twitter have it that the presidential tribunal had dismissed the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s drug petition against President-elect and APC’s Bola Tinubu.
The claim is False, here are the facts.
The presidential elections tribunal commenced its pre-hearing on the 8th May 2023 and made a sitting on the petition filed by Peter Obi and the Labour Party challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
There were petitions by Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and Peter Obi & Labour Party (LP)It was reported that the Tribunal dismissed the petition by the Action Alliance (AA) challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election.
The Action Alliance (AA) had earlier withdrawn its petition at the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja with no reason given. This prompted the dismissal.
Peter Obi in a jointly filed petition with his party, Labour Party seeks five prayers where he alleged that the election was characterized by various irregularities including the non-qualification of Mr Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima to contest the election.
He also claimed that the APC candidate “was linked to drug trafficking by US court” leading to his eventual forfeiture of the sum of $460,000 to the American government, adding the latter is “not qualified to contest Nigerian presidency”
There was no report on the dismissal of any of Peter Obi’s petitions but rather an adjournment of the case.
No reputable news or media platform reported the news of the dismissal of any of Peter Obi’s petitions.
CONCLUSION
The claim that the election tribunal dismissed Peter Obi’s case against Bola Tinubu is FALSE
