A motion by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, will be heard on May 22, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal said yesterday.
He sought the understanding of the lawyers to the other parties in the case, after which it was agreed to suspend sitting and listen to the issue PDP and Atiku’s counsel had.After few minutes of arguments, it was agreed by the lawyers, that each party be represented, at the chambers meeting, by three lawyers each.
She said Uzoukwu demanded that she recuse herself from the case in the face of a petition authored and addressed to her by the National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus . Lawyers to the respondents – Wole Olanipekun , for Buhari; Yunus Usman , for the Independent National Electoral Commission and Lateef Fagbemi for the APC – later agreed with Uzoukwu to return on May 22 for the hearing of the application by the petitioners.
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