The Supreme Court on Tuesday
struck out an interlocutory appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
and its candidate Atiku Abubakar in the last presidential election after the
appeal was withdrawn by Atiku’s counsel.
Justice Musa Muhammad in the lead
judgment held that the case was statute-barred and therefore dismissed.
“This appeal is hereby dismissed
haven been withdrawn by the counsel to the appellant and without any objection
from the respondents.
Eyitayo Jegede(SAN) who
represented the appellants (Atiku) told the apex court that the appeal is
statute-barred, the time for having expired.
The appeal marked SC/738/2019 was
filed against a ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, in which
it held that the Atiku and the PDP do not have a reply to an application filed
on May 14, 2019, by the APC seeking among others, the dismissal of Atiku and
the PDP challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the last
presidential election.
I knew from the beginning that something of this nature will happen. This country is sold out.
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