On Friday, the legal team for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar confirmed receiving the Certified True Copies of the judgement from the Presidential Election Petition Court.
The same was for the legal team of the flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi.
Atiku and Obi’s petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory was dismissed by the presidential tribunal on Wednesday.
In opposition to the court’s verdict, Atiku and Obi vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.
According to Punch, the lead counsel to Obi, Dr Livy Uzoukwu (SAN) confirmed on the telephone that he had received a copy of the judgment.
He said, “I have a copy of the judgment; they are scanning it at the moment.”
Also, Atiku’s lead counsel, Chris Uche (SAN), confirmed the development to the platform.
He said while responding to a text message sent to him, “Yes; we have just received it.”
Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, had in a statement issued earlier on Friday slammed the PEPC for allegedly failing to release the certified copies of the judgment to the former vice president’s legal team.
Shaibu had claimed, “By not making available to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Certified True Copies of the judgment of Wednesday for its filings at the Supreme Court, the Presidential Election Petition Court is undermining Atiku’s and Nigerians’ quest for justice.”
On Friday, a copy of the judgment quickly became viral on social media.
The PEPC Secretary signed the 798-page document, which was dated September 8, 2023.
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