The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday that they had proposed to call 400 witnesses to prove the
ir petition challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, and his All Progressives Congress, at the February 23 poll.The Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-man tribunal said the 14 days period is prescribed under paragraph 16 of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act.
In response, the lead counsel for the petitioners, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu , said as much as his clients had proposed 400 witnesses, they “intend to call as many witnesses as possible within the prescribed time”.Uzoukwu also informed the tribunal that counsel representing the various parties in the case had also agreed that “we will tender and reserve objection till final addresses”.
He added, “What we have not agreed on yet is whether we will be given opportunity or isolate the preliminary objection from the main address.Justice Garba said, the length of time for cross-examination “will be dependent on the circumstances and facts”, particularly the number of witnesses parties to the case intended to call.“Like I said it will be dependent on the circumstances.”
Uzoukwu later applied for a 30-minutes stand-down, to enable parties to the case to resolve on other issues that would arise during the substantive hearing of the petition.
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