Supreme court dismisses Atiku’s new evidence, labels it as silly joke

October 26, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential nominee Atiku Abubakar’s request for the Supreme Court to accept new evidence in his appeal against President Bola Tinubu was denied due to a lack of jurisdiction.

The Supreme Court insisted that Atiku’s plea could not be granted, calling it a ridiculous joke.

The complaint was submitted too late and was unable to establish the cause of the forgery, according to the Supreme Court.

According to Wakenews, Atiku asked the Supreme Court for permission to submit new forging evidence against Tinubu.

He begged the court to investigate the issue because of its consequences for democracy and the constitution.

The academic records of Tinubu, which were sent to him by Chicago State University (CSU) on October 2, were the new proof that Atiku attempted to provide.

The former vice president informed the court that the new information was essential to his appeal and that it has inherent jurisdiction to consider and rule on the application.

The Supreme Court, however, declared that because the constitutionally permitted time limit had passed, it lacked the authority to consider the new information.

The judgment was pending at the time this report was submitted.

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