Pulse Nigeria is the most followed news and entertainment platform, informing and engaging young Nigerians round the clock, providing updates by the hour.

Pulse Nigeria

Atiku has asked the court to grant his 100 witnesses three weeks to testify against the victory of Tinubu in the presidential election.

Atiku tells court 100 witnesses need 3 weeks to prove case against Tinubu | Pulse Nigeria

Nurudeen Shotayo

<h2>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just-concluded general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the court to grant him three weeks to call 100 witnesses to prove his case against the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.</h2>

Atiku, the former Vice President, is challenging the outcome of the February 25 election that produced the former Lagos State Governor as the President-elect.

At the resumed proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja on Saturday, May 20, 2023, Atiku and his party, speaking through their legal team led by Chief Chris Uche, SAN, disclosed that they have lined up expert witnesses among others who will be compelled to mount the witness box to testify in the matter.

“We may not even exhaust the three weeks because the issues are getting narrower,“ Atiku’s lawyer, Uche added.

Conversely, the President-elect, through his legal team, said he would only need two days to counter Atiku's claims, just as the lawyer representing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abubakar Mahmood, told the court he would on call two witnesses to deflate the former Vice President's argument.

While telling the court that his client would call 39 witnesses to testify, Tinubu's lead counsel at the proceedings, Roland Otaro, SAN, further disclosed that other persons may also be subpoenaed to appear before the court as witnesses.

The lawyer representing the All Progressives Congress,&nbsp;Solomon Umoh, SAN, also said he would need two days to call 39 witnesses to testify before the court.

Atiku and the PDP dragged Tinubu and INEC before the PEPC to ask for, among other things, the revocation of the Certificate of Return issued to the APC candidate over claims that he didn't constitutionally merit it.

The petitioners argued that Tinubu's declaration as the winner of the controversial election was “invalid by reason of non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022”.

Atiku, who argued that Tinubu was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast, asked the court to declare him the of the presidential election claiming that he secured the second-highest number of lawful votes cast in the exercise.

Atiku tells court 100 witnesses need 3 weeks to prove case against Tinubu

Pulse Picks

Business

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Politics

Local

Metro

World

News 

Celebrities

Music

Movies

Fashion

Beauty & Health

Relationships & Weddings

Food & Travel

Domestic

International 

Sports 

Celebrity Picks

Pulse Marketing

Explore categories

Influencer Awards

Company Pages

Breaking News & Top Stories | Pulse Nigeria

Video

Checkout our authors for the latest content across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria 

Authors | Pulse Nigeria

| Pulse Nigeria

Read the latest news across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria

Search for the latest content across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria

Search Results | Pulse Nigeria

Watch the latest videos across entertainment, sports, business and more. Be first to receive exclusive updates with your free subscription straight to your phone | Pulse Nigeria