BUHARI vs ATIKU: Tribunal fixes August 21 for final arguments

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, has fixed August 21 for final arguments.

The five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba on Thursday fixed the date following the decision by President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the last two respondents to the petition, to close their case.

The other respondent, the Independent National Electoral Commission, had earlier closed its case without calling any witness.

The tribunal gave the three respondents to file and serve on the petitioners their final written addresses within three days starting from Monday (August 5).

The tribunal gave the petitioners seven days from the time they are served to file and serve on the respondents their final written addresses.

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It gave the respondents two days to, if necessary, file their final addresses in reply to the petitioners’ addresses.

Justice Mohammed announced that the closing of final addresses would close on August 16.

He then fixed August 21 for the adoption of the final addresses by the lawyers representing the parties in the case.

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