Atiku Loses at Supreme Court as Buhari's Victory is Reaffirmed

NIGERIA - The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals filed by the by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari 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's 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, noting that reasons for the dismissal of the appeals to be given in a later date.

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