Presidential election tribunal begins sitting over Atiku’s petition- Peter Obi, politicians and lawyers to the PDP and the APC were present as the presidential election petition tribunal begins sitting - The president of the appeal court, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, chaired the first sitting of the panel - Justice Bulkachuwa promised that the panel will uphold the rule of law in handling the cases before it Peter Obi, the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, May 8, attended an election petition tribunal sitting. The presidential election tribunal made its first sitting over a petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and others concerning the processes and outcome of the 2019 polls. Channels Television reports that some of the parties to the petition, including lawyers to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP as well as the counsels to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress (APC) were in attendance. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The lawyers to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were also at the court premises. The report said Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, president of the appeal court, chaired the opening session which had other panelists including Justice Abdul Aboki. It was learnt that Justice Bulkachuwa told the attendees that there are over 700 petitions from the just concluded general elections and that Imo state has the highest put at 78. The judge said it is because of this that the court sent six panels to the state. She promised that the tribunal would strictly adhere to the rule of law and that the hearing would be on a day-to-day basis. The report said the first case that was mentioned was that of the Hope Democratic Party's Ambrose Awuru against President Mohammadu Buhari. READ ALSO: We are scared - PDP reacts as police finally arrest, detain Ademola Adeleke Legit.ng earlier reported that the petition brought against the victory of the APC and Muhammadu Buhari concerning the just concluded presidential election would be heard by the petitions tribunal starting from Wednesday, May 8. According o the statement, the tribunal will commence sitting on Wednesday, May 8 at 9am. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng. We have upgraded to serve you better. 2019 elections: Do you still trust INEC to conduct fair elections? - Nigerians speak| Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Peter Obi, politicians and lawyers to the PDP and the APC were present as the presidential election petition tribunal begins sitting - The president of the appeal court, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, chaired the first sitting of the panel - Justice Bulkachuwa promised that the panel will uphold the rule of law in handling the cases before it READ ALSO: READ ALSO: Legit.ng NAIJ.com Legit.ng