Obi, Atiku vs Tinubu: Former Presidential Campaign Director Predicts Who Will Win at Tribunal

• An All Progressives Congress chieftain, Ade Omole, has said President-elect Bola Tinubu will win his case at the tribunal
• Omole stated that Tinubu’s emergence as president-elect in the presidential election was divinely ordained, especially when one considered what transpired ahead of the party’s primaries
• The former presidential campaign director said most Nigerians knew Tinubu’s antecedents when he was governor of Lagos state

FCT, Abuja - Ade Omole, the director of the defunct Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Diaspora Directorate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed optimism that the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will triumph at the election tribunal.

Omole disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, May 15, when he received a property donation for the accommodation of Nigerians in Diaspora, in respect of Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29. He described the former Lagos state governor’s emergence as Nigeria’s next leader as “divinely ordained”, Vanguard reported.

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He praised Tinubu for his impact as Lagos state governor from 1999 to 2007, and asked Nigerians to expect a similar ‘outstanding’ feat when the APC leader's tenure begins on Monday, May 29, Peoples Gazette also reported.

Omole said:

“There is nothing to worry about the opposition being in court to challenge our mandate. Because aggrieved opposition politicians have to ventilate their loss and frustration somewhere and the court is there for them to do that lawfully.”

Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi’s petition against Tinubu

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are asking the court to nullify the poll over allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act by Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC.

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The Labour Party and PDP candidates also accused INEC of manipulating the poll in favour of Tinubu.

With a petition dismissal and one withdrawal, Tinubu presently has three remaining petitions against his victory to battle in court.

Why Buhari should cancel Tinubu's inauguration and hand over to Osinbajo, presidential candidate speaks

Legit.ng earlier reported that Victor Vishnay, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Alternative Party, called for the cancellation of the inauguration of the president-elect, Tinubu.

Vishnay alleged that the electoral process that produced Tinubu as the president-elect was characterised by many irregularities and fraud.

Abuja residents drag Tinubu to court to stop his inauguration

Legit.ng also reported that some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) dragged Tinubu to the federal high court sitting in Abuja, asking the court to stop his inauguration, which is scheduled for May 29.

In the document of the motion shared by a lawyer, Balogun Sofiyullahi, on his Twitter page on Friday, May 12, the applicants want the court to stop Tinubu from being sworn in as the next Nigeria president over his failure to secure 25% of votes in the FCT.

Source: Legit.ng