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June 10, 2019
ThePresidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition of theCoalition for Change, C4C against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari inthe February 23 election.
Thedismissal was sequel to an application by C4C for withdrawal of the petitionfiled on June 10, 2019.
Whenthe matter was called on Monday, lawyers to Buhari and the All ProgressivesCongress,APC Wole Olanipekun SAN and Lateef Fagbemi SAN informed the court thattheir clients were yet to be served with a copy of the petition.
Olanipekunsaid at the last adjourned date the panel had granted an application for substitutedservice but that up till this morning, the petitioners were yet to serve the processeson the first defendant.
Inhis response, counsel for C4C, Obed Aguh informed the tribunal that anapplication for the withdrawal of their petition against the election ofPresident Buhari was filed today but yet to be served on the respondents.
However,following the non-objection of the application, Chairman of the five-man panel,Justice Mohammed Garba, accordingly dismissed the suit.