The protesters who would not give specific names for their groups but say they are a coalition of civil societies, urged the court to stop Tinubu’s inauguration, on the premise that there are still several pending issues involving the APC candidate.
After a brief moment of congregating outside the Court of Appeal building, security operatives were able to disperse the protesters, even as processes continued inside the tribunal.
Justice Tsammani maintained the panel will do justice to the case and advised the lawyers against making sensational comments.
He also asked for their cooperation since the case is time bound and they should be wary of bringing unnecessary applications that will waste the time of the court.
In their separate responses, counsels to the President-Elect, Wole Olanikpekun, and of Atiku Abubakar, Chris Uche as well as Peter Obi’s lawyer, Livy Uzoukwu, assured the court of their full cooperation and support
He concluded that everyone will be satisfied with the verdict at the end of the case.