Atiku Commends Bulkachuwa Over Withdrawal From Presidential Poll Tribunal

Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa for withdrawing from the presidential election tribunal panel.

Mrs Bulkachuwa, until she stepped down, headed the presidential election petition tribunal where Mr Abubakar is challenging the outcome of this year’s presidential election.

After the inaugural sitting of the tribunal, the PDP alongside its candidate in the election accused the Appeal Court president of likelihood of bias.

Filling a petition to that effect, the petitioners urged the jurist to step aside due to her family ties with members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) a political party involved in the suit challenging the outcome of the February 23 exercise.

Ruling on their application on Wednesday, the tribunal dismissed the allegation of likelihood of bias as the accusers did not present enough evidence to back up their claim.

However, after the judgement, Bulkachuwa rescued herself from the panel despite agreeing with the ruling delivered.

Commending her for stepping aside, the PDP candidate said she cannot be a judge in her own case.

Read More: https://politicstimesng.com/atiku-commends-bulkachuwa-over-withdrawal-from-presidential-poll-tribunal/

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