COURT TO GOV LALONG: "YOU CANNOT STAND IN FOR TINUBU"

In an unusual turn of events, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State decided to represent the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja today.

However, Justice Haruna Tsammani led a five-member panel that recognized that an individual does not require representation. "You cannot represent an individual. Tinubu is not a corporation that would need a representative," he stated.

Undeterred, Lalong offered, "My Lords, in that case, I will represent the All Progressives Congress, APC."

The court adjourned several pre-hearing sessions on petitions filed by various parties, giving them time to identify all the witness statements and documents they would rely on or object to during the actual hearing. It remains to be seen whether anyone else will attempt to represent an individual in the future, or if this was simply a one-off case of political buffoonery.
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