Presidential poll: Tribunal okays Atiku’s substituted bid to serve Buhari petition

The Presidential Elections Tribunal sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja has approved an application by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to serve President Muhammadu Buhari and others the processes for the election petition.

A three-member panel of justices presided by Justice Abdul Aboki on Wednesday held that it is in the interest of justice to allow Atiku and PDP to serve Buhari through substituted means.

The panel ruled that the court processes for the petition challenging President Buhari’s election at the February 23 presidential election are to be served on the president through the office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at No 40 Blantyre Street off Ademola Adetokunbo Street, Wuse 2, Abuja.

Ruling on the exparte argued by lead counsel to Atiku and PDP, Chris Uche (SAN), Justice Aboki ordered that the documents could be served on any senior member of the APC.

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