As the Presidential Election Tribunal starts its judgment in Abuja, Nigeria’s political capital, all is quiet in the Courtroom.
The courtroom is filled to capacity with a battery of lawyers, journalists, and personalities from both sides from the petitioners and the respondents.
Among those present delegation from the respondents to the petition led by President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari. In the delegation are Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the federation, Abubakar Malami, National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Minister of Works and Housing, Raji Fashola, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, Minister of state, Niger Delta, Festus Kayamo, among others.
Also, from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) side, there is a delegation led by National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.
The Tribunal is delivering its final judgement on the petition by PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, of Buhari as winner of the February 23, 2019 election.
PDP and its presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 election are challenging the declaration of Muhammad Buhari of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the election.
The tribunal will today validate or invalidate the election in what promises to be a landmark verdict.
Felix Omohomhion, Abuja
