Presidential Election.: Court Grants Atiku Permission To Serve President Buhari Processes Through Substituted Means - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 27, 2019
TheCourt of Appeal  has granted AtikuAbubakar,  Presidential Candidate of thePDP in the February presidential election permission to serve  President Muhammadu Buhari his petitionthrough substituted means.
Counselto Abubakar and the PDP, Chris Uche, SAN while moving the ex parte motion onWednesday, asked the appellate court to grant the application on the groundspersonal service on the president had become practically impossible.
Uche predicated his application on sevengrounds with a 17 paragraph affidavit as well as a further affidavit of fiveparagraphs.
Thethree-man panel led by Justice Abdul Aboki ruled that it was in the interest ofjustice to grant the ex parte application.
Abubakaris challenging the election of Buhari as president in the Feb. 23 presidentialelection.
He filed a petition on March 18 before thePresidential Election Petition Tribunal challenging the declaration of Buharias the winner of the presidential election.