Supreme Court throws out Atiku’s appeal

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals filed by the by PDP and its presidential candidate,  AtikuAbubakar, challenging the victory of President MuhammaduBuhari at the February 23 poll.

The seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Mohammed said the panel agreed that there is no merit in the appeal. The Appeal was hereby dismissed. .

The CJN added that the panel has been reviewing the case for the past two weeks.

Atiku and his party were challenging the September 11 judgment of the Justice Mohammed Garba-led Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed President  Buhari’s victory at the polls.