The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has fined three political parties for filing what it described as “frivolous petitions.’
They are the Labour Party (LP) which is fined
N47, 910, 431.87; the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which is fined N23, 391,001.45 and the APM, fined N13,675,890.00.
The Tribunal said that the fines were in line with the Judicial Act 87, sub-section 390 of 1968 (as amended).
The judges asked the parties to pay the money within 48 hours after the judgment into the consolidated account of the Appeal court, lodged at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
