SUPREME COURT FIXES DATE TO HEAR ATIKU’S APPEAL
The Supreme Court has fixed October 23rd to hear the appeal of Abubarkar Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, against President Bola Tinubu’s election.
The PDP candidate on September 19, filed 35 grounds of appeal challenging the verdict of the presidential election petitions which upheld Tinubu’s victory in the election.
The five-member panel headed by Justice Hassan Tsammani on September 6 dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, for lack of merit.
The former Vice President had also applied to the Supreme Court to file fresh evidence obtained from the Chicago State University against the president.
Atiku has continued to insist that Tinubu’s academic records are fraught with discrepancies and forgery and asked the apex court to kick him out of office.
Also, the Supreme Court has constituted a seven-member panel of justices to hear the appeals filed by three presidential candidates challenging the outcome of the February 25 election and the dismissal of their petitions by the tribunal.
1. Justices Musa Dattijo Muhammad.
2. Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji.
3. Justice Lawal Garba
4.Justice Helen M. Ogunwumiju
5. Justice I.N. Saulawa
6. Justice Tijjani Abubakar.
7. Justice Emmanuel Agim.
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