HeadlineSupreme Court To Hear PDP, Atiku’s Presidential Election Appeal Wednesday

Supreme Court To Hear PDP, Atiku’s Presidential Election Appeal Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO, October 28, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court has fixed Wednesday, October 30, for the hearing of the appeals on the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its 2019 presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll, it was learnt on Sunday.

The PDP and Atiku are, by their appeal, praying the Supreme Court to reverse the September 11, 2019 decision of the Justice Mohammed Garba-led Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in which it upheld President Buhari’s victory.

The Supreme Court is also, on the same day, expected to hear a cross-appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging a portion of the PEPC’s judgment.

Glo

It was gathered that lawyers to parties in the appeals have been duly notified about the hearing date.

The PDP and Atiku, in their 66-ground appeal, faulted the PEPC for holding that Buhari did not need to attach his academic qualifications to the form CF 001 submitted to INEC to secure clearance to participate in the election.

The appellants argued that the Justices of the Court of Appeal erred in law when they relied on “overall interest of justice” to hold that the second respondent’s Exhibits R1 to R26, P85 and P86 were properly admitted in evidence.

The appellants further argued that “Form CF001 is designed to take care of the provision in Section 31(2) of the Electoral Act (as amended)” regarding the “list or information” a candidate is expected to submit and verify by an affidavit.

The APC, in its cross-appeal, wants the Supreme Court to reconsider PEPC’s decision to accept evidence by three petitioners’ witnesses (numbers 40, 59 and 60).

The witnesses are Atiku’s spokesperson Segun Showunmi, a supposed data expert, David Njorga and a data analyst Joseph Gbenga.

The APC is equally praying the court to expunge at least 42 paragraphs from PDP’s petition.

About the Author

Homepage | Recent Posts

More like this
Related