Atiku Arrives Presidential Election Tribunal For Adoption Of Written Address Against Tinubu (Video)

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has arrived at the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja.

Naija News reports that the former Vice President, who is seeking to nullify the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election, and some party chieftains arrived at the tribunal for the adoption of briefs of argument.

We are here this morning at the PEPC for the adoption of briefs of argument. Very optimistic and hopeful. pic.twitter.com/NFEiSVNM12

— D. H Bwala (@BwalaDaniel) August 1, 2023

Recall that the tribunal is set to deliver its judgement on the three petitions seeking to nullify the election of President Tinubu and ordered all the parties to appear before it today to adopt their final briefs of argument.

The court, in a notice sent to the parties, invited them to adopt their written address with respect to the petition lodged against President Tinubu by Atiku as well as the one that was filed by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

The court had on July 5, concluded its hearing of both Atiku and Obi’s petitions. While Obi closed his case after he called 13 witnesses that testified and tendered several documentary exhibits, Atiku, produced 27 witnesses and equally tendered exhibits before the court.

On their parts, both INEC and President Tinubu wrapped up their defence in both cases with one witness each, while the APC failed to produce any witness before the court.

However, all the respondents in their respective written addresses, urged the court to dismiss all the petitions for want of merit, saying that the petitioners were unable to discharge the burden of proof placed on them by the law.

According to the respondents, whereas the petitioners raised allegations that had elements of crime in them, they, however, failed to prove them beyond reasonable doubt as required by the law.