Tag: Atiku Abubakar

Election Tribunal: “We expect nothing than victory” – Atiku speaks, ahead of today’s judgement

Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has spoken about his expectations ahead of the presidential tribunal’s judgement today, Wednesday. Atiku and his party have filed a petition challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The former vice president, through his lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN), argued that President Tinubu was not qualified to contest the 2023 presidential election, having submitted “forged certificates,” including Chicago State University and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate with the name ‘Adekunle’. Another aide…

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Presidential Election Tribunal: APC lawyers agree any rerun poll should be between Atiku, Tinubu

Aminu Imam

…Insists Peter Obi has no right to it The lawyers to President Tinubu and the All-Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed that only Abubakar Atiku and President Tinubu have the right to go into rerun if the court so decides to order for a rerun at the Presidential Tribunal, thereby knocking-off Peter Obi of any right to participate in such. The APC lawyers, who made this statement in their final written address, however pointed out that a decision for rerun is a very unlikely situation from the tribunal. The APC lawyers…

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Atiku, Shettima meet in Abuja

Aminu Imam

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had met at a wedding ceremony in Abuja on Saturday. This is one of the rare meetings between the duo since legal dispute began over the 2023 general elections. Atiku, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, is currently challenging the victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), under which Shettima ran on a joint ticket with President Bola Tinubu. But, at the wedding between Mohammed (Ameer) Bunu and Ikramullah Jamal Arabi, both men set…

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Presidential Poll Tribunal: Tinubu to open defence against Atiku, Obi, others July 3rd

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu are scheduled to open their defence next week in the ongoing petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election. Tinubu emerged victorious in the election, securing 8,794,726 votes, surpassing Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) with 6,101,533 votes. Following the election, Obi, Atiku, and their respective political parties lodged petitions before the tribunal. The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) also filed a petition and concluded its case after presenting…

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Election: ‘How Peter Obi rigged out Atiku in Anambra’ – Witness tells tribunal

Aminu Imam

A witness of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the February 25th presidential elections, Ndubuisi Nwobu has revealed how his candidate was rigged out by Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi in Anambra state. Nwobu told the presidential election tribunal yesterday, that “magic happened to the votes of the PDP candidate at different collation centres. In the results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC), Peter Obi scored 584, 621 votes in Anambra; Atiku polled 9,036 votes in the state and Bola Tinubu of the All…

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“I did not lose 2023 presidential election”, Atiku insists

Aminu Imam
Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday insisted that he did not lose the just concluded presidential election. Speaking at a reception organised by the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) for outgoing, re-elected, newly elected and former governors of the main opposition party yesterday in Abuja, he said the PDP must stay together and focus on how to regain what he described as its stolen mandate. Addressing a packed hall of party stakeholders inside Transcorp Hilton, Atiku said, “We all know that the PDP did not lose the last election.…

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“We’ll look into your petitions passionately, objectively”, Tribunal tells Atiku, Obi

Aminu Imam

The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), yesterday, in Abuja, said it would passionately and objectively look into the petitions filed against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), as the winner of the February 25 Presidential election. Chairman of the court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, gave the assurance at the inaugural sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. He said that the court would do justice to all the parties when it comes up in the judgments on the petitions. He, however, appealed to…

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Adamawa 2023: “There’s a plot to undermine democracy, provoke violence” – Atiku

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has called the attention of Nigerians to the game plan of up-turning the democratic wishes of the people of Adamawa State in the governorship election in the State. Abubakar, in an issued statement by his spokesman. Paul Ibe, said that the initial decision of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State to declare the APC candidate, Aisha Binani, as the winner of the election, is a case study to the shambolic nature of the…

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Presidential Election: “Declare me winner, or order rerun between me and Tinubu” – Atiku urges tribunal

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to declare him winner or order a rerun between him and the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. In the alternative, he wants the entire election nullified and a fresh one conducted. These are the key reliefs being sought in the petition filed for him and the PDP at the PEPC secretariat on Tuesday night by their team of lawyers led by Joe Gadzama (SAN). Listed as respondents in the petition are the…

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Inspection of Materials: Atiku demands INEC’s compliance with Court orders 

Aminu Imam

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded immediate compliance by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with court order on access, inspection and examination of electoral materials. Recall that the PDP on Friday, demanded immediate resignation of the INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu. The Party also called on the Police, DSS to investigate INEC chairman for alleged electoral offences, as well as international sanctions for undermining democracy. The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunabga, stated that the Party reviewed the widely-condemned infractions, brazen violation of…

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