INEC fighting proxy war for Tinubu on drug, dual citizenship allegations, Atiku tells tribunal

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of fighting a proxy war for President-elect Bola Tinubu on the drug and dual citizenship allegations against him.

Atiku told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that in so doing, the electoral body has abandoned its role as a neutral umpire.

Lead counsel to Atiku Chief Chris Uche, SAN, who was responding to the applications by INEC to dismiss his petition against the return of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as the winner of the February 25 election and to strike out some certain paragraphs of the petition.

INEC had through its counsel at Friday’s proceedings, Mr Kemi Pinhero, SAN, moved a motion on notice praying the Court to strike out some of the allegations Atiku made against Tinubu in his petition.