BREAKING: Tribunal Takes Notable Action on PDP, Atiku’s Petitions Questioning Tinubu’s Qualifications

• The tribunal has struck out the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu owns dual citizenship
• Justice Stephen Adah, who took over from Justice Haruna Tsammani, after a review of the evidence and documents tendered, struck out the evidence of some of Atiku’s witnesses
• The court also expunged 37 exhibits tendered by the witnesses from the court’s records

FCT, Abuja - The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday, September 6, struck out some aspects of the petitions presented by the People Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.⁣

Among the portions struck out by the tribunal was a segment where the PDP claimed Bola Tinubu was not qualified for the presidency.

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⁣⁣Atiku vs Tinubu: 'Documents inadequate', tribunal

According to Channels Television, the court held that the petitioners claimed Tinubu did not meet the constitutional threshold to enable him to contest the election but failed to state what the required qualifications were. ⁣

Also, the tribunal struck out other paragraphs where the petitioners allegedly made vague claims of malpractices and irregularities.⁣

The Punch quotes Justice Stephen Adah as saying:

“All the evidence including substantiations in cross-examination and all documents, reports…are incompetent, and are hereby expunged from the records of this court.”

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In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that the tribunal on Wednesday, September 6, affirmed the election of Tinubu.

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The tribunal declared that Nigeria’s main opposition parties failed to prove claims of electoral malpractice against the ruling APC.

Going by the court's final judgement, Tinubu has been returned as the actual winner of the Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election.

Tinubu reacts to tribunal’s victory

Legit.ng also reported that President Tinubu welcomed the verdict of the tribunal.

The president’s mood was conveyed in a press statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesperson, obtained by Legit.ng. Per the release, Tinubu also called for collective efforts to build Nigeria.

Source: Legit.ng