BREAKING: Atiku loses at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has just dismissed the 66-grounds of appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against the victory of Presidential Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23, 2019, presidential election.

Atiku Abubakar and his party had appealed against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the election of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court, headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhamad, in the unanimous judgement, held that the appeal lacked merit and consequently dismissed it.

Reasons for the judgement, the CJN held will be given on a date that will be communicated to parties in the appeal.

Atiku and his party had, in their appeal prayed the court to upturn the declaration of Buhari by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the February 23 presidential poll.