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Tribunal: Atiku Present At Court, Set To Adopt Final Address In Suit Against Tinubu (Photos)

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Aug 1, 2023.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is presently inside the Presidential Election Petition Court to witness the adoption of his party’s written address against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election.

This online media platform gathered today’s hearing majorly is for the parties to adopt all their various arguments which are already before the court and a date will be fixed for judgement or reserve judgement.

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The petitioners, PDP and Atiku as well as Labour Party (LP) and its flag bearer, Peter Obi, are praying for the nullification of Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election.

They are both praying to be named the winner of the election, or that a rerun be conducted.

The parties filed and exchanged their final written addresses with the last being Tinubu’s reply on July 24 to the final written address by Atiku and the PDP.

While Obi and the LP called 13 witnesses, tendered a lot of documents and closed their case on June 23, Atiku and the PDP called 27 witnesses, tendered documents and closed their case on June 23.

In the petition by Obi and his party, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) called one witness, tendered some documents and closed its case on July 4.

It also closed its case with the same witness in the petition by Atiku and the PDP, on July 3.

While the counsel for Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima and APC closed their case in both petitions on July 5.

Though the counsel for Tinubu and Shettima called one witness and tendered documents, the APC did not call any witness in its defence in both petitions. The ruling party, however, tendered documents, including court judgments.

The three respondents (INEC, APC and Tinubu), urged the court to dismiss the petitions, arguing that the petitioners failed to establish their cases with credible evidence.

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