The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the motion ex-parte, filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) to serve President Muhammadu Buhari, by pasting the petition at the Aso Villa Presidential office.
HDP and its presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru is challenging the legality of the election earlier slated for Feb. 16 but later shifted to February 23.
The three-man panel led by Justice Abdul Aboki, struck out the case, following an application filed by HDP counsel, Yusuf Ibrahim.
Ibrahim informed the tribunal that the petitioner was withdrawing the motion ex-parte.
He also informed the tribunal that the petitioner will file the motion ex-parte whenever it wants to.
The tribunal fixed Thursday for hearing of the ex-parte motion filed by Ibrahim, seeking an order of the court to serve President Buhari by pasting the petition at the Aso Villa Presidential office, the National Secretariat of the APC and the tribunal’s notice board.
