The Supreme Court is set to hear the appeal filed by Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his party, challenging the election of the President Muhammadu Buhari
The Supreme Court set up a 7-man panel headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice IbrahimTanko Mohammed to hear the appeal.
Atiku and his party, the PDP approached the Supreme Court to appeal the ruling of the Justice Mohammed Garba-led tribunal which affirmed President Buhari’s victory at the polls.
The full list of justices to hear the Supreme Court case are:
1. CJN Tanko Mohammed
2. Bode Rhodes-Vivour
3. Amiru Sanusi
4. Uwani Abaji
5. Ejembi Eko
6. John Inyang Okoro
7. Olukayode Ariwoola
Worthy of note is that Sylvester Ngwuta and Mary Odili, both senior justices of the Apex court, are not listed on the panel.
It is a tradition at the supreme court for senior justices, including the CJN, to preside over presidential election appeals.
Other members of the panel are Bode Rhodes-Vivour, Olukayode Ariwoola, John Okoro, Aminu Sanusi, Ejembi Eko and Uwani Abba-ji.
At the opening of proceedings, the apex court stood down Atiku’s appeal for 15 mins to enable parties agree on whether or not to consolidate all the appeals.
