BREAKING: Atiku Follows Obi's Footsteps as PDP Candidate Appears in Court in Video
- Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election, has made himself available for the hearing of the petitions before the Presidential Election Tribunal Court
- The court would be hearing the petition filed by Atiku requesting the live broadcast of the court proceedings
- Atiku will be the second presidential candidate after Peter Obi of the Labour Party, that has appeared in court since the proceedings began on Monday
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FCT, Abuja - Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has shown face at the hearings of the petitions he filed against Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and winner of the February 25 presidential election.
Recall that on Tuesday, May 9, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal shifted the date to hear Atiku and the PDP's petition to air live the proceedings to Thursday, May 11.
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Why Atiku appears in court?
On Thursday morning, the former vice president was spotted at the court before the hearing began.
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The presidential election petition court resumed on Monday, May 8, to hear different petitions of the opposition parties and candidates against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
Atiku will be the second presidential candidate to appear at the hearings of the Tribunal since it commenced on Monday.
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Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the election, was the first to appear before the court. Obi was in court on Monday and Wednesday, where the court adjourned his case to Wednesday, May 17.
Atiku and Obi, who came second and third in the election, have rejected the victory of Tinubu, citing irregularities and lack of compliance with the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Atiku vs Tinubu: Tribunal adjourns PDP's case against APC candidate till June
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidential election petition tribunal had adjourned the motion filed by Atiku Abubakar of the PDP against Bola Tinubu of the APC, the president-elect.
Among the motions adjourned was the motion filed by Atiku asking for the hearing to be broadcast live.
Atiku was in court to challenge the February 25 presidential election outcome that produced Bola Tinubu as the president-elect.
Source: Legit.ng
