PDP rejects Presidential Tribunal’s judgement against Atiku

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the petitions of its candidate Atiku Abubakar against the election of President Bola Tinubu.

The tribunal had earlier today nullified the petitions of Atiku, Peter Obi and the Allied Peoples Movement against Tinubu.

The PDP, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary, said “few moments ago, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) delivered Judgment in the Petition filed by our Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the declaration of the APC and Senator Tinubu as Winner of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election by INEC.”

It said as a party, it had an initial review of the judgment as delivered by the PEPC and unequivocally rejected the said judgement in its entirety.

The party said the “judgement is against reason, against the facts and evidence presented in Court; against the relevant Electoral Laws, Guidelines and Regulations as well as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

“Indeed, the Judgment is generous in technicalities and very short in delivering substantial justice in the matter.

“The PDP, as a law-abiding political Party, will with our lawyers, have a comprehensive review of the judgment and decide on the next line of action within the ambit of the law,” the statement said.

The PDP called on Nigerians to remain at alert, calm and united as the party continued to lead the charge to defend democracy and ensure that the will of the people as expressed in the February 25, 2023 Presidential election is respected and restored.