Atiku, PDP Get 10 Days To Prove Case Against Buhari. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
July 1, 2019
ThePresidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, allocated10 days to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, AtikuAbubakar, to prove their allegation that the February 23 presidential electionwas rigged in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Thefive-member panel tribunal headed by Justice Mohammed Garba, equally gavePresident Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and theAll Progressives Congress, APC, who were cited as 1st to 3rd Respondents,respectively, six days each to defend the petition the PDP and Atiku lodged tochallenge the outcome of the presidential election.
Thetribunal took the decision after a brief meeting that was held by lead counselto all the parties in the matter.
Chairmanof the tribunal, Justice Garba had, before he okayed a 30-minute stand-down ofthe proceeding, noted that by the provision of Paragraph 16(3) of the FirstSchedule to the Electoral Act, the petitioners were, by law, allowed a maximumof 14 days to present their case against the election, while each of therespondents would take 10 days each to enter their defense.