Bola Tinubu in fresh dilemma as new document shows he is a citizen of another country
- It has been alleged that the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has dual citizenship in both Nigeria and Guinea Conakry
- A popular Nigerian lawyer, Festus Ogun, took to his Twitter page to share a document that showed Tinubu is also a citizen of the West African country
- According to Ogun, if the allegations turn out to be true after being investigated, the Supreme Court will disqualify Tinubu, giving constitutional justification
FCT, Abuja - Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has been confronted with a fresh allegation ahead of May 29, when he was expected to be sworn in as Nigerian president.
There have been numerous allegations against the former governor during the presidential election and after he was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
Source: Twitter
Details of Tinubu's dual citizenship
The recent allegations are that he had voluntarily obtained citizenship of Guinea Conakry, another West African country.
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A passport of his Guinea Conakry was shared by Festus Ogun, a popular Nigerian lawyer, on his Twitter page on Sunday, April 16.
According to Ogun, if the investigation could reveal that it was true that Tinubu voluntarily obtained citizenship of the West African country, he would be disqualified as a candidate in the just concluded presidential election.
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Ogun cited Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution that forbade anyone who has voluntarily obtained citizenship of another country from contesting for Nigeria's presidency.
Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, the national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had on Wednesday, March 1, declared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
His tweet reads:
"If the reports that Bola Tinubu is a citizen of Guinea Conakry is true, he is patently not qualified to be the President of Nigeria. Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution says anyone who voluntarily acquires citizenship of another country is not qualified for Election as President."
See the tweet here:
PDP vs APC: Tinubu's lawyer reveals major error in Atiku's petition
Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC chieftain, Bayo Onanuga, has disclosed that Bola Tinubu's lawyers have seen some absurdity in the petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP against the president-elect.
According to Onanuga, the PDP and Atiku had claimed that there were issues with results of 10 states But Tinubu did not win any of the 10 states.
However, 9 of the 10 states in question were won by Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party was 1 was won by Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP.
Source: Legit.ng
