Buhari vs Atiku: Live Updates From Today’s Presidential Election Tribunal Sitting

Presidential Election Tribunal Resumes Sitting

The 2019 presidential election petition tribunal continued its sitting today at the premises of the Court of Appeal in Abuja amidst tight security.

Recall the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, winner of the February 23 election, defeating his closest challenger, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with over 3 million votes.

Atiku, and his party, however, rejected the results and are challenging the results in court.

The tribunal’s Wednesday sitting is scheduled to hear an application by Atiku and the PDP for the disqualification of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, as a member and head of the five-man tribunal.

The main opposition party is alleging that Justice Bulkachuwa would likely be biased against them in her handling of the hearing of their case due to her alleged family ties to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Naija News is on the ground to give you live updates of happenings. Keep refreshing this page for latest updates.

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11:22 AM – Protest erupts outside the court premises as pro-Atiku and pro-PDP protesters call for the removal of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa from the Presidential Appeal Panel.

The protesters stormed the venue carrying different placards with some reading: Justice Bulkachuwa must go! Bulkachuwa is biased! Justice Bulkachuwa cannot continue as a member o the presidential election tribunal Panel!

11:13  AM – The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) prayed the Tribunal to compel the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria not to swear in President Buhari into office on May 29 as planned.

11:05 AM – Tribunal proceeds on a 30-minutes break as the petitioners seek time to respond to the counter affidavits just filled this morning.

10:30 AM – Festus Keyamo, the lawyer representing the All Progressives Congress arrives court premises.

8:00 AM- Security beefed up and Police announce diversion ahead of the resumption of the presidential petition tribunal’s resumed sitting on Wednesday.

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