Nigeria, June 11 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Presidential election petition tribunal to strike out the petition brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the success of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 election.

The PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are challenging the declaration of Mr Buhari by INEC as winner of the February 23 presidential elections in the country.

In a motion brought by the Commission through its lawyer, Hustaz Usman, INEC asked the court to strike out the application for the failure of the PDP to include the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, as a co-winner in the election.

According to Mr Usman, the failure of the PDP to include Mr Osin...