The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is expected commence defence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2019 presidential election today, Monday.
The Commission will open its defence in the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the conduct of the February 23, 2019, election.
The electoral body declared Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC as the winner.
It will also in the next six days defend the accusations contained in PDP and Atiku’s petition where sixty two witnesses gave evidence against the credibility of the election.
Atiku and PDP had closed their case at the Justice Mohammed Garba led five-man Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja.
The presidential tribunal had adjourned till July 29 for the first respondent, INEC, to open its defence.
