A move by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shetimma as president and vice president come Monday 29th 2023 earlier today fell through as the Supreme Court dismissed the suit challenging the alleged double nomination of Kassim Shettima.
The apex court agrees with the lower Jotoday, Justice Adamu Jauro, who read the lead judgement added that the PDP acted as a meddlesome Interloper and a busybody as it is an internal affair of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Aside from that, the apex court further slammed a sum of N2 million fine on the PPDP after the court had dismissed the suit for lacking in merit.
The justices further held that the attitude of the appellant (PDP) amounts to misleading the court, describing the move as “sad”.
Another Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Tinubu’s Age, Citizenship
Meanwhile, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to stop the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the APC, as Nigeria’s president.
With 8,794,726 votes, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu the winner of the presidential poll held on 25th February 2023.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/ 657/2023, the plaintiffs including Praise Isaiah, Paul Audu and Anongu Moses, alleged that Tinubu lied on oath in his Form EC9 that he was not a citizen of another country. They also alleged that the president-elect lied on oath about his age.
Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling earlier today held that the suit by the trio was frivolous and constituted an abuse of court process.
He held that the plaintiffs lacked the locus standi to file the suit, adding that the court could not exercise jurisdiction to hear it because it relates to a presidential election.
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