Livy Uzoukwu, a counsel to Atiku
Abubakar, says the legal team of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
presidential candidate has sufficient fact to back its case.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja,
the lawyer said although the team had challenges accessing the electoral
materials, that would not deter them from continuing with the suit.
Atiku has prayed the presidential
election tribunal to declare him winner of the February 23 election or cancel
it.
“I believe we have sufficient
facts to move the court to appreciate our case and grant us our reliefs,” he
said.
“We are ready and prepared to
prove our case because it all depends on proofs and we are ready to prove our
case. We have filed the petition, which is most fundamental with some
documents.
“We may be having some challenges
accessing documents from INEC, notwithstanding, we have filed the petition and
with time, INEC shall be made to obey the orders of the court of appeal and
grant us access to electoral documents.
“That we have filed petition does
not mean we can not make use of those documents when we eventually secure them
from INEC.
“Some members of the team were in
INEC three times last week, they were in INEC yesterday and even today but they
asked them to come tomorrow (Tuesday), that by tomorrow they will provide them
with some documents.
“I do hope that INEC will keep to
its words and do the needful, because they have no option as far as the matter
is concerned. Because we are talking about the compliance with an order of the
court.
“But I believe we have
substantial facts to prove our case, to prove our entitlement to the main
relief. I’m convinced beyond any doubt that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar won the
election.”
The lawyer said Atiku won
majority of the lawful votes cast during the presidential election.
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