JUSTICE Simon Tsammani of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party.
Justice Tsammani, chairman of the five-man panel while announcing the decision. said that the date of its delivery would be communicated to the parties in the dispute.
Alhaji Atiku and the PDP are seeking the nullification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election. He contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Vice President insisted that Tinubu be disqualified on the strength of the American court judgment where he was made to forfeit $460,000 on narcotics and money laundering-related offences.
Atiku’s final address was adopted by his lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche (SAN).
However, counsel to the APC, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) urged the court to dismiss the arguments on the ground that the purported judgement was delivered over 30 years ago.
President Tinubu, represented by legal luminary Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), canvassed that the petition be dismissed owing to the fact that the grievances of Atiku and PDP are targeted at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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