The Supreme Court schedules a hearing for Atiku’s appeal of Tinubu’s PEPT victory

October 20, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar, which challenges the ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that upholds the victory of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, October 23, 2023.

According to Wakenews, Atiku begged the Supreme Court to disregard a technicality and approve his request for permission to present new and further proof in support of his allegation that Tinubu falsified a document and submitted it to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order to run in the presidential election on February 25.

Atiku based his appeal on the argument that it is an extremely serious constitutional violation that should not be tolerated when a candidate, particularly one running for the nation’s highest office, presents falsified documentation.

This was said by the former vice president in his response on a legal point to Tinubu’s protest against Atiku’s permission to submit new evidence to the highest court.

Additionally, the Supreme Court scheduled Monday, October 23, for the appeal’s hearing in a memo on Thursday.

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