12 days after the Presidential Election Petition Court affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu, candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic (Party), has presented to the Supreme Court 35 reasons why the decision of the court cannot stand.
Recall that the five-member panel of the tribunal had on September 6, upheld the declaration of Tinubu as winner of the February 25 presidential election.
Dissatisfied, Atiku claiming that the lower tribunal erred in law in affirming the outcome of the February 25 poll, has amongst others asked the Supreme Court to set aside the decision of the tribunal. In the Notice of Appeal dated September 18, and filed by his lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, the former Vice President, on ground seven submitted that,"the lower Court erred in Law when it failed to nullify the presidential election held on February 25, 2023 on the ground of noncompliance with the Electoral Act 2022 when by evidence before the Court, the 1st Respondent conducted the election based on very grave and gross misrepresentation contrary to the principles of the Electoral...
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