Mr Abubakar is contesting the result of the election, alleging Mr Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress rigged the polls.
Mr Uzoukwu said in an interview Monday night, shortly after leading other lawyers to file a petition on behalf of Mr Abubakar at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, that the case will be successful.
The petition, which was signed by Mr Abubakar himself, has the PDP as co-petitioner while INEC, APC and Mr Buhari as respondents.
Mr Uzoukwu expressed optimism that his client would emerge victorious at the tribunal, saying he was convinced that PDP won the presidential election in the first place.
“I believe we have sufficient facts to move the court to appreciate our case and grant us our reliefs.
“We are ready and prepared to prove our case because it all depends on proofs and we are ready to prove our case.
“We have filed the petition, which is most fundamental, with some documents,” he said.
Though he admitted the team was currently having challenges accessing documents from INEC, he said that would not deter them from continuing with the suit.
“We may be having some challenges accessing documents from INEC, notwithstanding, we have filed the petition and with time, INEC shall be made to obey the orders of the court of appeal and grant us access to electoral documents.
“That we have filed petition does not mean we cannot make use of those documents when we eventually secure them from INEC.
“Some members of the team were at the INEC office three times last week. They were at INEC on Sunday and even on Monday, but were asked to come tomorrow (Tuesday), that by then, they will provide them with some documents.
“I do hope that INEC will keep to its words and do the needful, because they have no option as far as the matter is concerned. Because we are talking about the compliance with an order of the court,” he added.
Considering what has recently happened in Nigeria’s judiciary system , when asked if he still believes in the justice system, Mr Uzoukwu said, “I don’t want to speculate, I still believe, with all honesty, that we have in this country, very knowledgeable and very courageous judges, and bearing in mind that, with this petition, I seriously believe the judiciary will be on trial. Also, the democracy will be on trial.”
To successfully prosecute the case at the tribunal, Mr Abubakar and the PDP are said to have assembled about 20 senior advocates and 400 witnesses.
The lawyers are praying the tribunal that, their client, Mr Abubakar, be returned “as person who won majority of lawful votes cast at the election”.
In an event that the main prayer does not scale through, the lawyers also pushed for an alternative prayer, “that the election be set aside and for the court to order a rerun”.
But, according to Mr Uzoukwu, “the alternative prayer can only come to play if the court does not agree with us in the main prayer.
“But I believe we have substantial facts to prove our case, to prove our entitlement to the main relief. I’m convinced beyond any doubt that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar won the election.”
Having successfully filed the case, the petitioners now await the respondents to file their reply.
After filing their reply, the petitioners also have seven days to react to what they file, thereafter, the pre-trial will commence.
The tribunal has 180 days, under the electoral act, to adjudicate the petition.
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