The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has not withdrawn
the petition challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, president-elect.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP
spokesperson, said there were reports claiming that the party and its
presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, withdrew a petition against the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Tinubu, and the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
Ologunagba clarified that Abubakar and the PDP withdrew the
application to inspect all the sensitive materials used by INEC in the
elections — not the petition challenging Tinubu’s victory.
He said the application to inspect electoral materials was
withdrawn against the electoral umpire because the candidate’s lawyers were
given access to the election documents, noting that there was no need to
continue with the case.
“Our attention has
been drawn to the mischievous report claiming that the PDP and its Abubakar
have withdrawn the petition filed against the INEC, APC, and Tinubu at the
Presidential Election Tribunal,” the statement reads.
“The said report is false and a reprehensible fabrication by
the mendacious APC which is disconcerted by the overwhelming evidence against
it and our tenacity to reclaim the mandate freely given to the PDP and by
Nigerians on February 25, 2023.
“The PDP states in clear terms that our Party and Abubakar
did not withdraw our petition against INEC, APC, and Tinubu at the Presidential
Election Tribunal.“
BACKGROUND
The PDP and Abubakar had secured leave of the tribunal to
have access to all the sensitive materials used by INEC in the elections.
However, Abubakar and his party filed a fresh motion
ex-parte, marked: CA/PEC/10M/2023 claiming that INEC refused to grant them
access to monitor the sorting of ballot papers.
But on Wednesday when the case was called for hearing, Kyari
Gadzama, Abubakar’s counsel, informed the court that he had filed a notice of
discontinuance.
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