May 11, (THEWILL) – Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has arrived at the presidential Election Petitions Court, sitting at the Court of Appeal, Abuja.
THEWILL reports that the former Vice President is in court to witness hearing in his suit seeking live coverage of court proceedings in the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
Atiku had on May 5, filed an application for an order to allow the live coverage of the daily court proceedings.
The former Vice President was accompanied to the court by former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke; former governor of Adamawa State, Bonny Haruna; former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, and former PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, among other dignitaries.
Also present at the pre-hearing is the party’s governorship candidate in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye.
The Tribunal will also hear the application by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), challenging the February 25 presidential election.
