By Ihechi Enyinnaya
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has scheduled ruling for 10am on Tuesday on whether or not to consolidate the three petitions by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The Presiding Justice Justice Haruna Tsammani announced this on Monday while adjourning further proceedings in the petitions till Tuesday at 10am.
Justice Tsammani ‘s announcement followed the argument by lawyers to parties, with the petitioners urging the court to consolidate, while the respondents, except the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), argued against consolidation.
INEC’s lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) said his client was neither for nor against consolidation, but will abide by the court’s position on the issue
Earlier the Tribunal had dismissed the application by the Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for live televising of the court’s proceedings.
The court, in a unanimous ruling, held that the application was without merit.