Tinubu, Atiku or Obi? SDP Presidential Candidate Predicts Winner of Tribunal
- A strong prediction about the outcome of the presidential election petition tribunal has been made
- A top Nigerian lawyer and SDP presidential candidate maintained that the outcome of this year's tribunal's verdict is easily predictable
- Adewole Adebayo acknowledged that the petitions submitted by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP lacked merit and were poorly presented
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The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections, Adewole Adebayo, has spoken concerning the possible outcome of the presidential election petition tribunal.
Source: Facebook
The SDP candidate disclosed on Twitter that the 2023 election petition is one of the easiest to dispense with since the year 1999.
Stating the obvious, he acknowledged that the petitions filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lacked merit.
Describing the APC's suit as a 'half-hearted petition', Adebayo, however, urged the opposition parties to prepare for the 2027 general elections.
From his assertion, he predicted the tribunal would declare Tinubu the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
"This year's election petitions are the easiest to dispense with since 1999. No need for any judicial acrobatics. They fall within clear jurisprudence and well-established precedents. Obi/ Labour vs Tinubu/INEC will be dismissed in limine; ditto for Atiku/PDP vs Tinubu/INEC.
"These petitions lack merit and are poorly presented, abysmally unproved and comically argued. APP's half-hearted petition is a pre-election mongrel with no pedigree in electoral litigation. The judges are not to blame. All opposition elements should prepare for 2027 elections," he stated.
Nigerians react to Adewole Adebayo ESQ's position on tribunal's verdict
Nigerians took to the comment section of the lawyer-turned-politician's page and reacted to his assertion. Legit.ng captured some of their opinions.
@rilwan_ola01 tweeted:
"This man said APP instead of APM. He’s not informed about the reality . This man is aggressively competing with keyamo to take the job of SSA on Twitter . Shame."
@diplosoft tweeted:
"Its the truth but their supporters won't listen to reasoning so let them enjoy thier fantasy while it lasts."
@Abbaskolasanusi tweeted:
"It is an academic exercise with a very weak evidence."
@Momopee2 tweeted:
"That the truth they don't want to hear."
“We have nothing to hide”, INEC Chairman speaks on outcomes from 2023 elections, reveals truth
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has nothing to hide regarding the conduct of the 2023 elections.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, made this disclosure on Wednesday, August 2nd, at a meeting with media stakeholders in Lagos during a review of the 2023 polls.
According to Yakubu, the elections recorded many positives despite the challenges encountered.
Tribunal reserves judgement in Peter Obi’s petition challenging Tinubu's victory
The tribunal sitting in Abuja reserved judgment on the petition of Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The five-member justices led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, on Tuesday, August 1, said the court would communicate the judgement date to the parties.
Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, filed a petition seeking the sack of Tinubu.
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