Nigeria: Why I Asked Justice Bulkachuwa to Withdraw From Presidential Election Tribunal - Atiku

The main opposition candidate in the February presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has explained his decision to request that the President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, withdraws from the presidential election petition tribunal.

Mr Abubakar and his party, PDP, are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the election. They asked Mrs Bulkachuwa to withdraw from the five-member panel she headed. They based their demand on Mrs Bulkachuwa's relationship with an APC leader. Her husband is a Bauchi senator-elect on the APC platform.

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