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Tribunal: PDP, Atiku’s Request Trashed

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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday 3rd July 2019 rejected the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Alh. Atiku Abubakar for an opportunity to re-argue a motion by the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeking the dismissal of the petition.

 

The tribunal had on June 11th, 2019 ruled that the petitioners; PDP and Atiku had no response to the motion by the APC, on the grounds that they failed to file a counter-affidavit.

Justice Mohammed Garba led tribunal also adopted the schedule of proceedings agreed by the parties on Monday and adjourned till Thursday 4th July for the commencement of the formal trial hearing of the petition.

The petitioners are expected to call their first set of witnesses on Thursday.

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