Nigeria, May 31 -- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Wednesday, sought an adjournment of his petition challenging President Bola Tinubu's victory.

Mr Obi's lawyer, Awa Kalu, informed the five-member panel of the court headed by Haruna Tsammani, that due to "an unexpected development," he would be seeking for an adjournment until Thursday.

Mr Kalu, a law professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), further disclosed that two of the legal team members took ill.

"I am constrained to pray for an adjournment until tomorrow (Thursday)," Mr Kalu urged the court.

Lawyers to the respondents in the suit - Wole Olanipekun for Mr Tinubu; Lateef Fagbemi, All Progressives Congress (APC) and Abubakar Mahmoud for t...