President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress on
Thursday closed their defence in the petition filed by the Peoples
Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku
Abubakar.
The PDP and Atiku are by their petition challenging the victory
of Buhari and the APC in the February 23, 2019 poll.
Buhari had opened his defence at the Presidential Election
Petition Tribunal on Tuesday and had called seven witnesses between
then and Wednesday.
He was to continue his defence on Thursday.
But shortly after the matter was called on Wednesday, the
President’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), announced to the
five-man tribunal led by Justice Mohammed Garba that his team was
satisfied with the seven witnesses they had led.
When the tribunal sought the reaction of the APC’s lawyer,
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), whom it was his turn to open his client’s
defence, he said he and members of his team also found it
unnecessary to call any witness.
The Independent National Electoral Commission which is the first
respondent did not also call any witness or tender any
document.
In all, there were seven defence witnesses against the 62 called
by the petitioners.
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