The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgement in the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against the election of President Bola Tinubu.
Among several issues raised in the joint petition, Atiku and the PDP are alleging that Tinubu was not qualified to contest the February 25 election.
Respondents in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission, Bola Tinubu, and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The petitioners are seeking the president’s disqualification on the grounds that he was indicted for drug trafficking in the United States, submitted forged academic certificates to INEC, and is a citizen of Guinea.
The petitioners are challenging the outcome of the polls on the grounds that INEC manipulated the process to favour Tinubu, among other reasons.
Atiku and PDP closed their case on June 23 after calling 27 witnesses.
After adopting the parties’ final written addresses, the tribunal reserved judgment to a date to be communicated to the parties in the case.
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