In a dramatic twist, a witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has testified against the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.
According to him, both his party’s candidate and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not qualified to be declared president.
He said both did not score 25 per cent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The witness, Mohammed Babaji Madaki, also the chairman of the PDP in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stated that Atiku and Tinubu did not get up to 25 per cent of the total votes cast in the FCT.
He insisted that receiving 25 per cent of the total votes cast in the FCT was a prerequisite for a candidate to be declared president.
When asked if his statement was merely his opinion, the witness clarified that it was based on constitutional provisions.
INEC declared Tinubu the February 25 presidential election winner after polling 8,794,726 votes to come first.
Abubakar finished second with 6,984,520, while Obi polled 6,101,533 to come third.
