The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the supreme court to dismiss the appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party and it’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Recall that Atiku and PDP had filed a petition challenging the outcome of the February 25th presidential election.
The petitioner argued that both Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, were unqualified to run for the office and did not secure a majority of the legitimate votes cast.
Nevertheless, the presidential election petition tribunal in its verdict on September 6th, 2023, ruled that Abubakar had been unable to prove all of the assertions made in his complaint.
Aggrieved, the PDP candidate filed an appeal before the apex court on September 18, 2023.
In the 35 grounds notice of appeal, the appellants submitted that the tribunal’s findings were done with “grave errors and gross misrepresentation” which resulted in a miscarriage of justice.
Consequently, the appellants are praying the supreme court to set aside the entire findings and conclusions of the tribunal.
In a response filed on Saturday, Tinubu described the appeal as “abusive in nature” and prayed for its dismissal.
The president insisted that the appellants failed to prove all their allegations and submissions at the tribunal, adding that the Tribunal was correct in it’s verdict.
“… neither the appellants have demonstrated any reason why this honorable court should disturb any of the findings of the lower court, which, with all modesty are rooted in law and perfect demonstration of scholarship,” Tinubu said.
“We accordingly urge this honourable court to affirm the decision of the lower court, while dismissing this appeal in its entirety, as same is lacking in merit and bona fide.
“Everything put together or summarized, this appeal is a further demonstration of the abusive nature to which the appellants have subjected court processes. The supreme court is urged to dismiss it.”
