‘Courtroom To Hear Wike’s Go well with In search of Atiku’s Disqualification Right this moment’

A Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting within the Federal Capital Territory will hear the go well with in search of the disqualification of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP), Atiku Abubakar right this moment (Wednesday).

There are speculations that the go well with was instituted by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in opposition to his social gathering’s presidential candidate.

Governor Wike just a few weeks in the past denied being accountable for the go well with filed in opposition to the previous vp.

Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed is anticipated to listen to the go well with marked FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022 and collectively filed with one Prince Michael Newgent Ekamon.

On the time of submitting this report, Governor Wike whose identify is proven on the checklist has not said whether or not he would choose out after dissociating himself from the go well with.

Governor Wike reportedly sues Atiku and the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal and the PDP over the conduct of its presidential major.

Recall that PDP held its presidential major in Abuja on Might 28 and Might 29, 2022.

Wike and the co-applicant within the go well with requested the court docket to find out eight points.

A part of the problems contains, whether or not the purported switch of Tambuwal’s votes to Atiku by the PDP was unlawful and void.

The plaintiffs requested the court docket to find out if Tambuwal misplaced his declare to votes the second he stepped down for Atiku.

He requested the court docket to find out whether or not Tambuwal “having stepped down in the course of the primaries should lose his votes.”

Wike and Ekamon are asking the court docket to grant 9 reliefs, together with a declaration that the purported switch of Tambuwal’s votes to Atiku be declared null and void.