The Presidential Election
Petition Tribunal in Abuja, on Wednesday, reserved its judgment on the petition
filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji
Atiku Abubakar, to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the February
23, 2019 poll.
The five-man tribunal led by
Justice Mohammed Garba announced this after listening to the final arguments of
the parties to the case.
Justice Garba said the date for
judgment would be communicated to the parties through their lawyers.
“Judgment in this petition is
hereby reserved and will be delivered on the date to be sent to counsel for the
parties,” Justice Garba said.
At the Wednesday’s hearing the
petitioners, through their lead counsel, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), urged the
court to uphold their case by either declaring them the winner of the election
or order a fresh one.
But the respondents – the
Independent National Electoral Commission, represented by Yunus Usman (SAN),
Buhari, whose legal team was led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), and the All
Progressives Congress represented by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) – urged the tribunal
to dismiss the petition for lacking in merit.
The petitioners had called 62
witnesses to prove its case.
While the INEC and the APC called
none, Buhari called seven in defence.
The tribunal, on August 1,
directed parties to file and exchange their final addresses and fixed Wednesday
for the adoption of the addresses.
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