Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed will preside over the 7-man panel that will hear the appeals filed by Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Buhari at the February 23 poll.
Other members of the panel are Bode Rhodes-Vivour, Olukayode Ariwoola, John Inyang Okoro, Amiru Sanusi, , Ejembi Eko and Uwani Aba-aji.
Atiku and his party are challenging the September 11 judgment of the Justice Mohammed Garba-led Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed President Buhari’s victory at the polls. The appeals hearing has generated some controversies especially due to the silence of the Supreme Court on the justices that would constitute the panel, with the Coalition of United Progressives Party (CUPP) demanding the use of seniority in selecting them.