By Akubulu Ngozi
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC has reportedly dismissed the Petition of the Allied People’s Movement, APM against Bola Ahmed Tinubu as incompetent.
Stating out reasons for the dismissal, the Chairman of the panel, Justice Haruna Tsammani who read the petition mentioned that, the issue raised are pre-election matters that can only be determined by the Federal High Court.
Justice Haruna also noted that, since APM petition centered on the qualification or otherwise of President Tinubu to contest the Presidential Election, the APM, ought to have gone to court within 14 days after Tinubu was nominated by the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Adding that, the Supreme Court had earlier decided that a political party does not have the right to challenge a nomination that was made by another political party.
He read, “It is clear that the claim of qualification it non qualification of the the 3rd Respondent ,Tinubu centered on alleged invalid nomination of the 4th Respondent Shettima.It is a pre-election matter.”