President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, closed their defence in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku and PDP are by their petition challenging the victory of Buhari and the APC in the February 23, 2019 poll., Punch reports.
Buhari, on Tuesday, opened his defence at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and had called seven witnesses between then and Wednesday.
He was to continue his defence on Thursday. However, 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.
The Presidential Erection Petition Court (PEPC) also fixed August 21 for the adoption of final addresses by parties in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
