The presidential election court says it will fix a date for closing arguments of parties in the Atiku's case challenging Mr Tinubu's victory in the 25 February presidential election.
and his party, the All Progressive Congress , on Wednesday, closed their defence in Atiku Abubakar’s petition challenging the outcome of the 25 February presidential election.
They also accused Mr Tinubu of falsification of academic records, drugs trafficking and identity scandal. Mr Tinubu’s legal team, headed by Wole Olanipekun, began its bid to counter both petitioners’ cases on Tuesday. In reply to the police’s enquiry, the US Consular General in Lagos cleared Mr Tinubu of any criminal conviction or arrest in the US. The letter was dated 4 February 2003.At the resumed proceedings in Atiku’s case on Wednesday, Mr Olanipekun called the only witness in the case, Opeyemi Bamidele.
When it was APC’s time to open its defence, Mr Fagbemi said his client chose to adopt Mr Tinubu’s evidence in the case as their defence. Afterwards, the court ordered parties in the suit to file and exchange their final written addresses.
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