Categories: Politics

JUST IN: Tribunal Reserves Judgement On Atiku Abubakar’s Petition Challenging Tinubu

The presidential tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgement on the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar on the February 25 presidential election.

Atiku, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the polls, is challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the election.

Respondents in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bola Tinubu, and the All Progressives Party.

After adopting the parties’ final written addresses, the tribunal reserved judgement to a date to be communicated to the parties in the case.

This is a developing story. More details to be added shortly.

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that football legend, Lionel Messi has surpassed his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo as the footballer with the most Guinness World Records.

This was disclosed by Guinness World Records in a chart titled  ‘Most Guinness World Records Titles Achieved By Footballers‘ shared on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday morning.

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Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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