TRIBUNAL DISMISSES ATIKU’S ELECTION PETITION AGAINST BUHARI

The Tribunal as part of its ruling said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate (Abubakar) provided no evidence that the 2019 general election was not in compliance with the Electoral Act, as it noted a number of allegations brought by the petitioners to back their claim of massive non-compliance to electoral guidelines across the nation.

Penpushing further reports that, the tribunal noted that some of the issues raised include “none holding of elections in some polling units, cancellation of results, over-voting, inflation and deflation of votes among other things.”

“The petitioners have a duty to prove all the allegations which are criminal in nature beyond reasonable doubt. The petitioners pleaded that so many of their agents were situated in various polling units and that members of the first respondents connived with security agents to conduct massive rigging. They also alleged that no real voting took place in Dekina local government area, among others,” the judge said.

Penpushing also reports that, the tribunal pointed out  that the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) failed to call the polling unit agents who would have testified to the fact that they were arrested, harassed or affected by the violence pictured by the petitioners.

The Tribunal Chairman in the ruling further declared that, there was no admissible evidence on record to support the petitioner’s allegations, adding, “like I had mentioned, there is no admissible evidences to link the witnesses with the allegations of non-compliance to the electoral act or of corruption,” the judge said.