Aso Rock In Jittery As Atiku Petition Panel

There is reported palpable tension in the Presidency in Abuja after the Presidential Petition Panel began sitting on Wednesday in the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

It could be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress [APC] had evaded service up till Tuesday.
Consequently, the Election Tribunal had granted PDP and Atiku Abubakar leave for substituted service on APC and its candidate, Buhari.

The three-man panel, led by Justice Abdul Aboki, granted the application on Wednesday.
Atiku’s counsel, Chris Uche [SAN] had asked the court for leave for substituted service on the respondents in a motion ex parte dated March 2, 2019.
According to him, all efforts to serve the respondents have proved abortive, moving the Tribunal to grant the application.
Information reaching us from an insider has it that President Buhari and his inner caucus are quite restless over revelation by PDP/ Abubakar in their application.

The opposition party had alleged that Buhari lied under oath when he delivered affidavit to the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] claiming he attended Elementary School Daura and Mai Aduaa between 1948 and 1952.

Atiku informed the court that those schools were not in existence between 1948 and 1952 and therefore Muhammadu Buhari could not have attended either school.
PDP also pointed out that the President swore on oath that he attended Middle School Katsina between 1953 and 1956.
Atiku, however, deposed on court papers at the Election Tribunal that the middle school was also not in existence as at 1953 and up till 1956.
Moreover, Buhari swore on oath that he attended Katsina Provincial College between 1956 and 1961.