ATIKU TO TRIBUNAL, SUMMON INEC BOSS AS WITNESS

Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who alleged that the 2023 presidential election was rigged, has applied to summon chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, to appear before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja.

Atiku, who came second in the presidential election that held on February 25, equally summoned the Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Rose Oriarian-Anton, as well as INEC’s National Commissioner, Mr. Festus Okoye.

The PDP candidate and former vice president, said he would formally obtain subpoenas to compel the trio to appear before the court to give evidence and also tender sensitive electoral documents.

Atiku and the PDP, who are the petitioners, made their decision to summon the INEC bosses, after they produced two more witnesses that testified before the court.