The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, have closed their case at
the presidential election petitions tribunal.
Chris Uche, counsel to the
petitioners, made the application at the tribunal on Friday.
The petitioners called 62
witnesses before they closed their case. The witnesses called to the stand by
the petitioners comprised of information
and communications technology (ICT) experts.
Segun Showunmi, a spokesman of
the Atiku Abubakar campaign, and Osita Chidoka, PDP agent at the national
collation centre, were some of the witness the petitioners called to the stand.
However, Uche made the
application to close their case after Chidoka was cross-examined by the
respondents.
“Having called witnesses, and
having tendered documents, we must humbly apply to close the case of the
petitioners,” the PDP counsel said.
The five-man panel of judges led
by Mohammed Garba granted the application and adjourned the matter till July
29.
Garba asked the respondents –
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Muhammadu Buhari
and the All Progressives Congress (APC) – should open their defence on the next
adjourned date.
“Proceedings now adjourned to
29th July for the respondents to open their defence,” Garba said.
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