The presidential candidate of the Labour Party–LP, Mr Peter Obi, is currently absent as the presidential election petition tribunal is set to rule on the petitions challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu victory in the last election.
NewsBand correspondent who is present at the tribunal observed that as at 9:34am when the chairman of the five man presidential election petition Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsammani asked for the introduction of petitioners and responders, Barrister Julius Abure, chairman of the Labour Party announced that he was standing in for the petitioner, Peter Obi.
Meanwhile, the Vice-President, Kashim Shettima introduced himself as the first responder, alongside the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje.
