Tibunal: Buhari challenges admissibility of bio data form
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday challenged the admissibility of the form containing his bio-data at the presidential tribunal. NAN reports that the presidential election petition tribunal continued hearing in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, it’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging Buhari’s victory. Details later.
Atiku, PDP Call Galadima As First Witness At Tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, called Buba Galadima, as their first witness in proving their petition challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the February 23 poll. Galadima, a spokesperson for the Atiku Campaign Organisation and former ally of Buhari, was reportedly arrested by the Department of State Service and subsequently released some days after the February 23 poll. He was called to the witness stand at the Monday’s proceedings of the President, after the petitioners, through their lawyer, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), tendered some result sheets in respect of four Local Government
Court Bursts Into Laughter As INEC Objects Tendering of Certified Copies of Own Election Results By Atiku
Dramatic Atmosphere As Atiku Tendered Two Different Certified Copies of Election Results For Niger, Yobe According to the Punch, The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday opened the trial at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja by tendering the results of the polls in Niger and Yobe states. Atiku and his party had petitioned the tribunal challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Party at the February 23, 2019 election. A renowned constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), made what turned out to be a solidarity appearance at
Atiku losses bid to reopen argument on APC’s objection to his petition
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday lost his bid to reopen afresh argument on the objection and competence filed against his petition by the All Progressive Congress (APC). The Tribunal held that Atiku cannot be allowed to reopen argument, especially to file counter affidavit on the objection made against his petition because the mandatory seven days to do so had expired. The APC through its counsel, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), had filed a motion dated May 15, 2019, wherein he prayed the presidential election petition
Tribunal: Atiku Reduces 14 Days Period For Calling Witnesses To 10 Days
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday that they had agreed to cut down the 14 days period the law prescribes for them to call their witnesses in proving the petition to 10 days. The respondents to the petition, comprising the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, also agreed to cut the 10 days period which they are entitled to by law, to six. Atiku and PDP, are by their petition challenging the victory of Buhari and the APC at the February
Buhari, INEC Lose Bid At Tribunal To Stop PDM’s Petition Over Exclusion From Ballot
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, lost out in their appeal against the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM). Igbere TV reports Mr. Buhari and INEC had filed an application seeking a dismissal of the petition filed by the PDM at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). PDM and its candidate, Mr. Aminchi Habu, are challenging their exclusion from the February 23 Presidential Election ballot. Mr. Habu and the PDM are asking the tribunal to nullify the election and order the conduct of a fresh one, with their names and logo included. On the other hand,
Tribunal did not reject our request to inspect INEC server – Atiku explains
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has said his request and that of his party to inspect the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission was not rejected by the Presidential Election Tribunal. The former Vice President in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, entitled, “He who laughs last, laughs best,” on Tuesday, said the tribunal rather ruled that proceeding was still at preliminary stages and the main case has begun, adding that that the matter of granting access to inspect the INEC server is not relevant to
INEC’s Server: Atiku, PDP Take Case To Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will today file an appeal at the Supreme Court against the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which dismissed their application of access to inspect the central server allegedly used to transmit results of the last general election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Starnews reports on Monday that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had ruled in a unanimous decision that the request by Atiku and PDP could not be granted since the issue of whether such central server existed or not, is already a subject of
Atiku Reacts To Tribunal’s Refusal To Grant Him Access To INEC’s Server
Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the rejection of his request by the Presidential election petition tribunal to access the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a 2 mins video shared by Reno Omokri, Atiku passed a message of hope to all Nigerians and assured them of getting justice over the ongoing case at the Tribunal.
Breaking: Tribunal rejects Atiku, PDP’s request to inspect INEC’s server
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has rejected the request by Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for permission to inspect a supposed central server, which they claimed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) used to transmit electronically, results of the last presidential election. In a unanimous ruling on Monday, a five-man panel of the tribunal, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, dismissed the application filed by Atiku and the PDP, to that effect. The judges said it was impossible for the tribunal to delve into the server issue at the interlocutory stage of the panel’s sittings,
