Election Rigging: Anpp Withdraws Petition Against Yar’adua

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Election Rigging: ANPP Withdraws Petition Against Yar’Adua


By Nnamdi Felix /Abuja

The All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) this morning in Abuja informed the Election Petitions Tribunal that it is withdrawing its petition challenging the conduct of the April 2007 presidential election and the return of Umar Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan as the President and Vice President respectively. Counsel to the ANPP, Chief Chimezie Ikeazor (SAN) informed the court that the party’s decision was hinged on the insult and abuse which the party received from Muhammadu Buhari, its presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Action Congress.

Chief Ikeazor (SAN) explained that in response to an application for consolidation made by ANPP, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his party (AC) as well as General Buhari questioned the morality of the ANPP to bring up a petition against the election of Yar’Adua and Goodluck since the party had joined the Government of National Unity.

Continuing, “the ANPP counsel averred that: “The response of Atiku and Buhari informed my decision to really withdraw my application for consolidation and to also declare and make my intention known that I will enter a consultation with my client to take further steps to enter an application to withdraw the party’s petition as stipulated by Electoral Act 2006.

He maintained that it is not proper for Atiku and Buhari to condemn ANPP for joining the Government of National Unity (GNU). He further stated that the decision to join the GNU is a political decision which was taken in the interest of the country and that Atiku and Buhari have no right to question the morality of that decision in court.

Chief Ahamba (SAN), counsel to Buhari in his response informed P.M.News that “what we had seen today was the reason behind Buhari’s reluctance to consolidate his petition with that of the ANPP,” stating that Buhari would have been abandoned by now by the party which has joined the Government of National Unity.