Tribunal Reserves Judgment in Atiku’s Petition Against Tinubu

 

The presidential election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday has reserved judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on the February 25 presidential election.

 

Atiku is challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the election.

 

Respondents in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission, Bola Tinubu, and the All Progressives Party.

 

They claim that the president was indicted for drug trafficking in the United States, that his academic certificates submitted to INEC were forged, and that Tinubu is a citizen of Guinea.

 

The petitioners also accused INEC of manipulating the poll to favour Tinubu.

 

The petitioners closed their case on June 23 after calling 27 witnesses.

 

Among several issues raised in the joint petition, Atiku and the PDP are alleging that Tinubu was not qualified to contest the poll.

 

The tribunal had adjourned the petition after Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) closed their defence on July 5.

 

The court had directed parties in the petition to write, file and exchange their final written addresses.

 

At the resumed session on Tuesday, parties in the suit adopted their final addresses which summarises all the evidence tendered before the court.

 

The tribunal after adopting the parties’ final written addresses, reserved judgment to a date to be communicated to the parties in the case.

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