Atiku vs Buhari: PDP Tenders Fresh Demand Before Election Tribunal

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have appealed to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, for more time to close their case.

Yaahoo Journalist understands that Friday, July 19, is the last day of the 10 days given to the duo to conclude their case at the tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Abubakar Adamu.

This online news medium understands that Abubakar and the PDP are challenging President Muhammadu Buhari‘s victory at the February 23 Presidential election.

Chris Uche (SAN), the counsel to PDP and Abubakar, hinted that they would not be able to conclude their case on Friday.

The counsel to the duo voiced his request for more time as “a modification of the pre-hearing report” in which 10 days period was allocated to the petitioners to present their case and six days for each of the respondents to present their defence.

Uche said, “Today may appear to be our last day. But my lords, we are seeking a modification of the pre-hearing report.

“Today should not be construed as our last day.

“We asking if my lords can give us tomorrow, Monday or Tuesday for us to conclude.”

Yaahoo Journalist recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made some of the documents requested by the PDP and Abubakar available.

This followed a mandate by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, for INEC to make the documents available to the petitioners latest by Thursday noon.

The order by the Justice Adamu led tribunal came after complaints by the petitioners that the subpoenas issued and served on INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, and the commission’s Residential Electoral Commissioner in Zamfara State had not been complied with.