Tinubu: Supreme Court sets date for hearing on Atiku’s petition
By Matthew Atungwu
The Supreme Court has fixed the date for the hearing petition of Abubarkar Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, against President Bola Tinubu’s election.
It has been reported that the case will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, October 23.
Remember that the PDP candidate appealed the ruling in the presidential election on September 19, citing 35 grounds, which confirmed Tinubu’s victory.
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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.
