Presidential Election: Tribunal Dismisses HDP’S Petition Against Buhari’s Re-Election - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 22, 2019
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday in Abuja dismissed the petition filed by Hope Democratic Party, HDP challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s election in the Feb.23 general election.
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Deliveringjudgment, Justice Mohammed Garba, Chairman of the five-man panel held that thetribunal lack the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
Garbasaid the action was an abuse of court processes, adding that the premise onwhich the petition was hinged was unknown to the country’s Constitution.
Thedecision was unanimous as there was no dissenting judgment.
ThePolitical Party and its Presidential Candidate, Ambrose Owuru had prayed thetribunal to set aside the outcome of the election on grounds that INECallegedly failed to follow the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010.
Thepetitioners had averred that the electoral body’s abrupt postponement of thepoll earlier scheduled for February 16 was deceptive and done to favour aparticular candidate.