The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has formally commence hearing in the petitions filed against the ‘victory’ of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 Presidential election.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, his party, the PDP, and three other political parties and their presidential candidates against the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They are seeking the nullification of the INEC declaration of Buhari as winner of the February 23 poll on allegations of widespread rigging, violations of the Electoral Act, suppression of voters and violence amongst other electoral malpractices.
Rootstv crew is live at the sitting of the proceeding and will give you live updates.
UPDATE
#Update
Court is now in session. Began at 10:08 with The panel of justices seated.
The tribunal is headed by the Head of the Appeal Court Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa
#PresidentialTribunal @atiku @MBuhari @APCNigeria @OfficialPDPNig @inecnigeria @FabulosGloria— RootsTv (@rootstvnigeria) May 8, 2019
#UPDATE
…30 counsels appeared for the @OfficialPDPNig with Justice Bulkachawa announcing that proceedings will begin at 10am daily.
The 1st and 2nd Petitioners (PDP&Atiku) have called Ambrose Owuru of Hope Democratic Party as their first witness….— RootsTv (@rootstvnigeria) May 8, 2019
…..the petition by the Hope Democratic Party and its Presidential Candidate Ambrose Owuru has been adjourned to May 14 for prehearing and hearing of other applications….
— RootsTv (@rootstvnigeria) May 8, 2019
…..the petition by the Hope Democratic Party and its Presidential Candidate Ambrose Owuru has been adjourned to May 14 for prehearing and hearing of other applications….
— RootsTv (@rootstvnigeria) May 8, 2019
#UPDATE
The #PresidentialTribunal is hearing the second petition and the petitioners are: @atiku and @OfficialPDPNig. They are represented in court by @PeterObi and @officialKolaO.
The Respondents are @MBuhari, @OfficialAPCNg and @inecnigeria pic.twitter.com/fI4XMQOfwb— RootsTv (@rootstvnigeria) May 8, 2019
