The Presidential Election
Petition Tribunal, Wednesday, dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic
Movement (PDM) against the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The dismissal was sequel to a
formal application for withdrawal by the candidate of the PDM in the last
presidential election, Aminchi Habu.
It would be recalled that the
tribunal had last week adjourned to today, Wednesday, July 24, for commencement
of hearing in the PDM’s petition after dismissing a similar application filed
and argued last week by PDM’s National Chairman, Frank Igwebuike.
However, when the matter was
called, counsel to the presidential candidate, Aliu Lemu informed the tribunal
of an application filed on July 23, seeking the withdrawal of their petition
against the election of President Buhari.
Counsel to the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, Yunus Usman SAN, and that of President
Buhari, Yusuf Alli, and the APC did not oppose the withdrawal.
Consequently, the tribunal
chairman, Mohammed Garba granted the application and dismissed the petition.
Habu and his party, PDM, are in
their petition number CA/PEPT/ 04/2019 filed on March 19, seeking the nullification
of the February 23 presidential poll on grounds that they were excluded from
participating in the election.
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