The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was physically present at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday, 1 August.
The court resumed sitting for the adoption of the written address of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, against the 25 February election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Today’s hearing majorly is for the parties to adopt all their various arguments which are already before the court.
After that is done, the court would either fix a date for judgement or reserve judgement.
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The petitioners — PDP and Atiku as well as Labour Party (LP) and its flag bearer, Peter Obi — are praying for the nullification of Tinubu’s victory in the 25 February poll.
They are both praying to be named the winner of the election, or that a rerun to be conducted.
The parties filed and exchanged their final written addresses with the last being Tinubu’s reply on 24 July to the final written address by Atiku and the PDP.
While Obi and the LP called 13 witnesses, tendered a lot of documents and closed their case on 23 June, Atiku and the PDP called 27 witnesses, tendered documents and closed their case on 23 June.
In the petition by Obi and his party, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) called one witness, tendered some documents and closed its case on 4 July.
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It also closed its case with the same witness in the petition by Atiku and the PDP, on 3 July.
Counsel for Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima and APC closed their case in both petitions on 5 July.
Though the counsel for Tinubu and Shettima called one witness and tendered documents, the APC did not call any witness in its defence in both petitions. The ruling party, however, tendered documents, including court judgments.
The three respondents (INEC, APC and Tinubu), urged the court to dismiss the petitions, arguing that the petitioners failed to establish their cases with credible evidence.