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2023 Elections: Tribunal Provides Obi, Atiku Three Weeks To Show Instances Towards Tinubu

For the PDP’s half, Atiku was additionally given three weeks to show his case, with listening to commencing on Could 30 and ending on June 20.

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), Atiku and his Labour Celebration counterpart, Peter Obi have been given three weeks to show their instances towards President-elect, Bola Tinubu.

Presidential Election Petition Court docket said this throughout a continuing on the Court docket of Attraction in Abuja on Tuesday.

So as to guarantee a speedy listening to of the petition, the court docket mentioned there could be no oral examination of witnesses and that the adoption of witness statements will probably be required.

For star (or knowledgeable) witnesses, half-hour shall be used for proof in chief, whereas 20 minutes will probably be for cross-examination, and 5 minutes for re-examination.

Peter Obi’s listening to is to begin on Could 30 and finish June 23.

For the PDP’s half, Atiku was additionally given three weeks to show his case, with listening to commencing on Could 30 and ending on June 20.

The Allied Peoples’ Motion (APM) was given someday to show its case because it had just one witness to name.

According to Part 41(3) of the first Schedule of the Electoral Act, the court docket added that there shall be no oral examination of witnesses as witnesses will solely be allowed to undertake their written statements.

APM’s listening to will start on Could 30 to finish July 3 and is anticipated to shut its proof on June 6.

The First Respondent (INEC) was given two days, whereas the 2nd and third respondents (Tinubu and APC) have 5 days.

Listening to for the consolidated swimsuit is to begin on Could 30 throughout the board whereas Labour Celebration and the PDP would shut theirs on June 23.

The Tribunal can be anticipated to take a seat all week, together with Saturdays.

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2023 Elections: Tribunal Provides Obi, Atiku Three Weeks To Show Instances Towards Tinubu

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