The Supreme Court will Friday give its reasons for dismissing the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019, presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court, headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad had, on October 30 dismissed the 66-grounds of appeal filed by Atiku and his party challenging the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed Buhari’s election victory for lacking in merit.
The CJN, who delivered the judgement held that, “Having examined all the briefs and exhibits in this matter, we all have agreed that there is no merit in this appeal.
Ibrahim Gold, a registrar of the apex court who issued the notice on Wednesday also urged counsel in the matter to note that, ” In accordance with the Supreme Court Rules, the notice is deemed sufficiently served on you if it is delivered on your telephone”.
