The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party on Monday told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) that they intend to call 400 witnesses to prove their petition, wherein they are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the February 23, 2019 general elections. Atiku and his party told the tribunal, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja that they will need only 14 days to call the witnesses and tender all documents they need to prove their case. After due consultations, parties agreed on the modalities and structure for the hearing of the petition filed by Atiku and his partyUzuokwu. Meanwhile, the tribunal said it will deliver ruling on an application filed by the Atiku and PDP seeking to set aside its proceedings of June 11th 2019. The tribunal reached the decision after parties in the petition had argued their briefs.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 01, 2019 18:56 UTC