Nigeria: Tribunal Dismisses HDP's Petition Challenging Buhari's Election

23 August 2019

Abuja — The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) challenging the conduct of the February 23 presidential election which returned President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office.

Shortly after the election, the presidential candidate of the HDP, Chief Ambrose Owuru, and his party, filed their petition seeking the nullification of President Buhari's election on grounds that the conduct of the election on February 23 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was illegal, null and void.

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