I’m unaware of Wike’s suit – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to the news of Governor Nyesom Wike’s suit against him.

Wike and another party chieftain Newgent Ekamon filed a suit at the federal high court against the outcome of the primaries.

Speaking for Atiku, his media adviser Paul Ibe, said, “We are not aware of the case and have not been served. When we are served, we will respond appropriately. However, the response will be done in the proper manner and not through the media.”

Atiku won the primaries with 371 votes, while Wike garnered 237 votes. Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal helped Atiku to victory by stepping down and directing his supporters to vote him.

In their suit, Wike and Ekamon are asking the court to determine the proprietary of Tambuwal’s action in relations to the outcome of the primaries.

They asked the court to determine whether Tambuwal “having stepped down during the primaries ought to lose his votes.”

They prayed the court to “cancel the transfer of votes and a corresponding order restraining the 3rd respondent (Tambuwal’s) withdrawal in the primary was done after voting had commenced.”

The applicants wants the court to declare that the PDP and Atiku took undue advantage of Tambuwal’s withdrawal when they allowed the Sokoto governor to persuade delegates to vote for the former Vice-President in the primary.

In addition, they want the court to order INEC to reject or remove Atiku from “its list of candidates in the 2023 presidential election.”