In a surprise move, the Action Alliance (AA) has withdrawn its petition against the victory of Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the presidential election.
The party made the announcement at a pre-hearing session of the presidential election tribunal on Monday.
The decision was led by Oba Maduabuchi, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who heads the legal team of the party.
Maduabuchi confirmed that he filed the petition on behalf of the 1st and 2nd petitioners, and formally applied to withdraw the petition of the party.
Prior to the announcement, another lawyer had declared himself as the representative of the AA.
He stated that the party wanted the petition struck out because it did not consent to the action.
However, Maduabuchi insisted that he was the authorized representative of the AA.
During the pre-hearing session, none of the representatives of the other parties expressed opposition to the move by the AA to withdraw its petition.
