Presidential Tribunal: Buhari, Atiku Know Fate On Wednesday As Court Fixes Final Judgment

Emmanuel AmudaSeptember 10, 2019

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The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) sitting in Abuja, has fixed a final date to deliver judgment in the case between Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari, Newsflash247 reports.

Newsflash247 reports that the Tribunal, on Tuesday, announced September 11 at 9:30 a.m. as date to deliver ruling in the petition filed by Atiku, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate.

Atiku, a two-time vice president, is challenging the declaration of President Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 23, 2019 presidential election.

Buhari polled a total of 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku, who scored 11,262,978 votes to lose the election with a margin of 3,928,869 votes.

Newsflash247 recalls that the Tribunal had given all parties involved in the case, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), August 21, to deliver their final submissions.