“After all, no law stipulated presentation of certificates as a prerequisite for the qualification to contest election for the office of the president.” Nigeria MuhammaduBuhari AtikuAbubakar
Between Monday and Friday this week, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal must hand down its verdict in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on the outcome of the February 23 presidential election.
Thus, the Justice Muhammed Lawan Garba-led Tribunal must deliver judgment on the petition on or before Friday, September 13, the petition having been filed on March 8. They also alleged that Buhari lied on oath when he claimed that he had three certificates but could not produce even a photocopy to support his Form CF 001, submitted to Independent National Electoral Commission during clearance.
Recall that the Secretary, Nigerian Army Board had in 2015, addressed a World Press Conference and debunked the claim that the Board collected certificates belonging to those who joined the Army in 1962. However, during cross-examination by INEC lawyer, Yunus Usman , General Tarfa told the Tribunal that in 1962 when he joined the army with Buhari, they were never asked to drop their certificates. He further told the tribunal that they never dropped their certificates with the Army Board.
And for Buhari’s lawyer, Chief Wale Olanipekun , that evidence cleared the doubt over his client’s certificate controversies. “After all, no law stipulated presentation of certificates as a prerequisite for the qualification to contest election for the office of the president,” he said in court. The petitioners closed their case with their star witness, former Corp Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps and Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka.The contention was that Buhari’s 15,191,847 votes against Atiku’s 11,262,978 were the making of INEC.
With their submissions, Atiku and PDP believe that they have made a solid case that cannot be easily wished away. They also perceive the inability of INEC and APC to call witnesses as a sign of failure. But Atiku and PDP opposed her inclusion in the Tribunal on the ground that her current husband, Adamu Bulkwachua, is a serving Senator from Bauchi on the platform of APC, and that her biological son was also a governorship aspirant in Gombe State under APC.
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