PDP Vs APC: Tension Erupts As INEC Chairman Will Testify in Court in Atiku's Case Against Tinubu

• INEC national chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, is expected to appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Thursday
• Yakubu was scheduled to testify on the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP to challenge the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election
• Atiku, the PDP presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, alleged that INEC connived with Tinubu of the APC to manipulate the presidential election

FCT, Abuja - Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been scheduled to testify before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Thursday, June 15.

The chairman of the electoral umpire will testify in the petition by Atiku Abubakar filed to challenge the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election, Premium Times reported.

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Atiku, who was the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that INEC and Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) manipulated the 2023 presidential election.

Chris Uche, the lead counsel to Atiku and the PDP, told Justice Haruna Tsammani's led five-man panel that the INEC chairman would appear before the judge.

On the request of Atiku, Yakubu has been ordered to testify before the court on the controversial election.

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Also, the INEC boss is expected to present some sensitive electoral documents in support of the suit by the petitioner.

Uche, who is a senior advocate of Nigeria, has put INEC, Tinubu, and the legal team of the APC on notice in relation to the schedule of Yakubu's appearance before the court on Thursday with the expectation of forestalling any move that could obstruct the hearing.

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Yakubu had on Wednesday, March 1, announced Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election having satisfied the requirement of the law but the PDP, Atiku, and some opposition parties objected to the declaration of Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng