BREAKING: ATIKU'S PETITION DISMISSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL VERDICT LIVE ON THE FOREFRONT MEDIA NG (PHOTO CAPTION)

Breaking: Tribunal dismisses Atiku's petition against Buhari's victory.

The court dismissed the petition in its entirety after it held that the PDP and Atiku failed to prove the allegations raised.

See updates of proceedings after the cut>>>

Tribunal has so far:

DID BUBA GALADIMA'S ENCOUNTER WITH SECURITY OPERATIVES INFLUENCE THE ELECTION?

Garba further says that Buba Galadima's alleged harassment by security operatives has nothing to do with the criminal allegations of malpractices in the presidential election as claimed by the PDP.

On the PDP's claim of electoral violence and harassment of electoral officials, Garba says the party failed to call the polling unit agents who are in a position to testify to the purported arrest and harassment.

Tribunal dismisses alleged malpractices in presidential election.

The lead judge says nothing to show there were malpractices in the presidential election. "The evidence put forward by the witnesses called by the petitioners is not sufficient to prove the monumental allegation of electoral malpractices pleaded," Garba says.

Tribunal dismisses PDP's claim on server, electronic transmission of results

The lead judge says the method of collation and transmission according to the electoral act is manual "at every level". "It is undeniable that the transmission of election result is manual at different and all levels of the elections and at different stages from the states to the national level."

TRIBUNAL DISMISSES RESULTS PRESENTED BY PDP

The lead judge dismisses the results which the PDP and Atiku claimed were obtained from INEC's website.

Tribunal dismisses alleged malpractices in presidential election


Dismissed INEC's claim that Livy Uzoukwu, Atiku's lead counsel is not a legal practitioner

Dismissed INEC's claim that Osinbajo should have been joined in the suit alongside Buhari.

Refused INEC's request to strike out some of the PDP's witnesses

Refused INEC's request to dismiss Atiku's prayer seeking Buhari's disqualification from the election

Struck out the PDP's argument that Buhari and Osinbajo used government funds to induce voters

Dismissed Buhari's contention that Atiku was not qualified to file the petition challenging his election

Dismissed PDP's argument that security operatives rigged the election to favour Buhari

Dismissed Buhari's response challenging Atiku's motion on the alleged non use of card readers

Dismissed PDP's motion alleging abuse of court processes in APC's applications.

'BUHARI'S MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS HIGHER THAN SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE'

Garba says the qualifications Buhari obtained from the military are higher than the secondary school certificate being contended.