The alleged judgement date was first announced by a verified X (Formally Twitter) user by the name Serah Ibrahim on Monday.
She tweeted that the PEPT “has set September 16 2023 as the judgment date for the Peter Obi and Labour party’s case against Bola Tinubu, INEC, Shettima and APC.”
The tweet has been reposted more than 2,800 times as of the time of this report.
Popular singer and activist, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, had also shared the claim on his verified X handle.
He wrote: “OBIDIENTS ARE U Ready? Tribunal (PEPT) has announced that the judgment date for the cases involving Peter Obi and the Labour Party against Bola Tinubu, INEC, Shettima, and APC, as well as the PDP’s case of Atiku against APC, INEC, and Tinubu, is scheduled for September 16, 2023.”
According to a report by Bellnews, the Secretary of the PEPT panel, Barrister Josephine J. Ekperobe responded to an enquiry for confirmation or denial of the viral post.
“No date yet” the official replied to the inquiry.
The PEPT’s five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani was inaugurated to preside over petitions challenging the outcome of the presidential election declared in favour of President Tinubu by the Independent National Electoral Commission.