The All Progressives Congress (APC) and two of its House of Assembly candidates, Gbenga Edema and Festus Aregbesola, have filed an appeal, challenging the dismissal of their petitions by the election petition tribunal.
The appeal was filed by APC’s counsel, Charles Titiloye.
The tribunal, in its July 8 ruling, delivered by Justice Anthony Ogar, dismissed the petition on the grounds that the application for pre-hearing was made before the third respondent, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), filed its reply.
Titiloye noted that the tribunal erred when it dismissed the petition as an abandoned petition.
He said none of the respondents complained of non-compliance with the tribunal’s rules.
The lawyer noted that the petitioners duly applied for pre- hearing and they cannot wait indefinitely for the third respondent, which did not file its reply within 14 days.