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The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his party has withdrew a fresh application they filed seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow their agents to participate in the process of sorting out ballot papers that were used for the February 25, 2023, presidential election.

Both Atiku and PDP, who are challenging the outcome of the election that was declared in favour the candidate of the All Progressives Congress Bola Ahmed Tinubu, told the Presidential Election Petition Court, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday that they were no longer interested in the application.

As the motion ex-parte numbered, CA/PEC/10M/2023, was called up for hearing, Atiku, through his team of lawyers led by Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN) told the court that he filed a notice of discontinuance.

A member of Atiku’s legal team, who did not want his name mentioned said, the exparte motion was filed because of the challenges and administrative bottlenecks encountered at the INEC office when agents of the PDP and its presidential candidate went to access the election materials as ordered by the court, Nigerian Tribune reports.

“However, before the application dated March 13 could be slated for hearing, INEC, on its own, called our legal team for a meeting.

“It was at that meeting which held yesterday (Tuesday) that all the grey areas were sorted out, with INEC, pledging to allow our agents to observe the process of sorting out some of the electoral materials we requested for, especially the ballot papers.

“Since that was primarily our prayer in the fresh application we filed, we felt that it would not be necessary to proceed with the hearing. So, to save judicial time, we filed a notice of discontinuance which was accordingly granted,” he added.

The three-member panel of Justices of the court, headed by Justice Joseph Ikyegh struck out the application, following its withdrawal by Atiku and his party.

Atiku, his party, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and his party are challenging the declaration of the Presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election by INEC.

Lovelyn451:
then keep shut wherever u are with your entitled tribalistic mentality let those that want to compete do...its the love you have for each other that made an immatured old yoruba woman deprive a child that's not old enough to vote from school, hypocrites!!

Iamgrey5:
Rufai claimed the treaty was for the whole of Lagos.

I said it's not possible because every area in Lagos has their own king.

crazygod:
It's not even for Yorubas, originally, the indigenes are Aworis and Eguns. All other tribe just settled there because it was a federation capital.

Lovelyn451:
they'll bring the school prefect for you in ekiti, go to the east and compete with others nobody is stopping you, everything is tribalism to you yorubas....kai abegi

Iamgrey5:
Isolo, Epe, Ikorodu had their own kings, So how will Eleko sign a treaty on their behalf?

Eriokanmi:
Keep repeating what sanwoolu said to you guys. Both Christians and Muslims voted Labour in Alimosho. Alimosho is next to Epe on population of Muslims in Lagos. Why did LP win here if what you're saying was true?. Leave sanwoolu to keep dreaming. We don't know him here. Any Alimosho member on NL would attest to this. I'm not making false allegations. He did nothing here. God bless Ambode.

Fintiri:
You want to stay in ekiti and talk rubbish about obaseki in Edo no be so ?

No obaseki did nothing he just went here to clap hand , loafer

WilsonBright935:
Can you show me the exact tweet please. This looked doctored

Olamilekan1555:
Your sense of reasoning has been cover with tribalism, this is how useless you are or you can't think at all?

9jahotblog:
clueless lies, propaganda and campaign of calumny against bode George and GRV will never help end sars protesters killer Sanwo Olu to win the March 18th governorship election. Sanwo Olu is a clueless goner

christistruth01:
There was over voting in Amuwo odofin,Eti Osa and Lagos Island
By the time the courts readjust the results of Amuwo odofin alone APC will win Lagos


Don't blame APC
It is very difficult for the SW people to believe that People from elsewhere can ever try to rig results there

WilsonBright935:
Are you really sure she tweeted this?

Fintiri:
What ever you oshomole drug addicts like you post .

Obaseki will complete his tenure

Oshomole cannot turn Edo to Agbero rule as Tinubu is doing Lagos

christistruth01:
This is exactly what Azikiwe did to that Calabar Prof Eyo Ita in 1956 when Prof Eyo Ita was the Premier of the Eastern Region

Till today the Calabar and Azikiwes Prople do not see eye to eye
They even moved the Capital of the East from. Calabar to Enugu afterwards to add insullt to injury

MrColdsweat:
It's shameful that yorubas can extend their hate for igbo to their own brother.

christistruth01:
He is so dangerous that he doesn't know that Lekki where he even claims he lives is in Ijebuland
even if he knows nothing what of his handlers are they completely empty too?