19/03/2019

Atiku finally files petition at Tribunal against Buhari’s victory at Presidential poll

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has finally filed his petition against the victory of President Muhmmadu Buhari at the February 23 presidential election.
Atiku and the PDP are challenging the election of Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the grounds of alleged massive rigging, malpractices, and noncompliance substantially with the electoral laws.
In the petition filed Monday evening, Atiku and the PDP are praying that they be declared winner of the February 23 presidential election.
In the alternative, the two petitioners prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to nullify the poll and ordered for a fresh election that will be conducted in lines with provisions of the electoral laws.
Although a copy of the petition cannot be obtained at the filing of the report, the National Legal Adviser of the PDP Emmanuel Enoidem, confirmed to journalists at the Court of Appeal, venue of the tribunal that the petition has been filled.
Channels Tv quoted Enoidem as saying that the PDP and its presidential candidate had already assembled a powerful legal team, comprising 20 Senior Advocate of Nigeria and other retinues of lawyers who will establish the fact of the petition.
According to him, over 400 witnesses have also been assembled to testify during the hearing of the petition.

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