 Now, the presidential election petition court sitting in Abuja has given the former vice-president and presidential candidate of the PDP Alhaji Atikwa-Bubakar three weeks that he requested four to call 100 witnesses to prove his case that Tinibu of the APC was not the valid wiener of the presidential election. The Justice Haruna Samani led five-member panel in its pre-hearing report on Tuesday, noted that a total of 166 witnesses would be called to testify in the matter. Chief Chris Uche, S.A.N., cancelled to the PDP, said a court gave INEC two days to present its defense. First track trial. We prepare what is called a witness statement on oath. So all that a witness is supposed to state are already contained there. So no need the witness coming and repeating what is already there. The witness merely adopts that witness statement on and that's what it is. That the pre-hearing session has been speedily concluded by the court. It was done within record time. Now we are going into the proper hearing. Chris Uche added that Tinibu's swearing in is just a ceremony and is not binding to the court. The matter has been adjourned for a week for commencement of actual hearing on the target and people are asking what about 29th? What happens? We want to assure people that swearing in is a ceremony that does not in any way tie the hands of the court. The taking of oath binds the person who took the oath. It doesn't bind the court. The court's jurisdiction is still there to do justice. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.