Success Nwogu, AbujaThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has said his request and that of his party to inspect the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission was not rejected by the Presidential Election Tribunal. He further said the tribunal held that it is a matter to be adjudicated upon when the main case is being heard. Atiku was responding to a statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, rejoicing over the ruling of the tribunal on the request by Atiku and PDP to inspect the INEC server. He said, “The celebration by the administration of General Buhari that their electoral heist has been covered is premature. “In their rush to claim a Pyrrhic victory, the General Buhari administration missed out the fact that the 2019 budget has multiple line items for procurement, maintenance and service of the server they claim does not exist.”DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

Source: Punch June 25, 2019 15:00 UTC