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APC, PDP Hopeful as S'Court Battle Starts Today

As the Supreme Court today hears the appeals challenging the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress has expressed confidence that the President will come out victorious. Tinubu's victory in the February 25 presidential poll is being challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party. Displeased with the verdict of the PEPC, both parties and their candidates, Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Peter Obi (LP) proceeded to the Supreme Court, which has fixed today for hearing. Speaking on Sunday ahead of today's hearing, the APC Director of Publicity, Bala Ibrahim, told The PUNCH the opposition would lose again. But the PDP expressed optimism that the Supreme Court will sack Tinubu and declare Atiku as winner.

Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Abdulrahman Zakariyau & Odeniyi Solomon | 2023 Nigeria presidential election | Punch Newspaper | Monday, October 23, 2023