BREAKING: 'Tinubu Clearly Did Not Win 2023 Presidential Election', Atiku Insists

BREAKING: 'Tinubu Clearly Did Not Win 2023 Presidential Election', Atiku Insists

  • Atiku Abubakar has expressed his disappointment with the outcome of the election petition appeal at the Supreme Court last week
  • The former vice president said although the Supreme Court has decided, "history will vindicate me"
  • Atiku was speaking at a world press conference on the presidential election petition judgement in Abuja on Monday, October 30

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FCT, Abuja - Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 election, has insisted that President Bola Tinubu did not win the poll.

Atiku said this at the NEC Hall of the PDP, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, the venue of his 'world press conference'. The conference is monitored by Legit.ng.

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Atiku still displeased with the outcome of his legal battle against President Tinubu. Photo credits: Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Daily Trust also reported that Atiku said the outcome of the suit filed against the election shows that “all is not well”.

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The 76-year-old posited that what Nigeria is dealing with is bigger than just a presidential election.

He said his evidence shows that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) violated the electoral act and procedure to declare Tinubu president.

He said:

“The Supreme Court outcome even though final shows that all is not well."

Why Atiku lost at Supreme Court

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the convener of All Progressives Congress (APC) South-East Coalition, Okoye Francis spoke on why Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) lost to President Tinubu at the Supreme Court.

Okoye said Atiku and Obi failed to prove their case in court.

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Atiku, Obi urged to support Tinubu

Legit.ng also reported that a former Zamfara Central senator, Kabiru Marafa, explained why Atiku and Obi should support President Tinubu.

Marafa stated that Atiku and Obi should bury their differences and support Tinubu to move Nigeria forward.

Supreme Court's judgement: Cleric predicts 'sponsored protests'

As Nigerians continue to react to the judgement of the Supreme Court, David Elijah Kingleo, the spiritual leader of the Glorious Mount of Possibility Church, has said some disgruntled Nigerians would hold a political demonstration.

Speaking recently on Possibility TV, Prophet Elijah predicted that dozens of Nigerians would converge at the iconic venues in foreign countries to express their displeasure with the Supreme Court’s verdict which upheld President Tinubu’s election.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.