By Ayodele Oni
As hearing continues, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, (PEPT) is expected to listen to evidences from nothing less than 160 witnesses, the tribunal was told on Saturday.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is a petitioner has the highest number of 100 witnesses.
His lawyer’s disclosed on Saturday that no fewer than 100 witnesses will testify for them in their petition challenging the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Their lawyer, Chief Chris Uche (SAN) disclosed this in Abuja at the resumption of proceedings before the tribunal.
Uche said the anticipated 100 witnesses will include those already listed before the court and those to be subpoenaed.
Lawyer to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abubakar Mahmud SAN said his client, who conducted the disputed election, plans to call two witnesses to defend the poll.
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu on his part, is expected to call 39 witnesses to defend his challenged victory in addition to those to be subpoenaed.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) which was jointly declared as winner of the February 25 presidential election alongside Tinubu announced its intention to call 25 witnesses to establish the victory in addition to those to be subpoenaed.
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