How Tinubu Defeated Obi, Atiku at Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal

The presidential election tribunal has ruled that ruled that Nigeria’s main opposition parties failed to prove their claims of electoral malpractices, thereby upholding the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.

Here is a summary of how the process went;

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) struck out the petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) challenging the nomination of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of President Bola Tinubu.

The court held that the petition was a pre-election matter. The court also held that the petition was statute-barred, meaning that it was filed beyond the time limit allowed by law.

Source: Vanguard

Presidential tribunal upholds Tinubu’s victory

The presidential election tribunal finally upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The tribunal ruled that Nigeria’s main opposition parties failed to prove claims of electoral malpractice against the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.

Judges rejected all claims made by Obi and Atiku, including fraud, charges electoral authorities broke the law and allegations that Tinubu was ineligible to run. “This petition is hereby declared unmeritorious,” one of the judges said.

No legal challenge to the outcome of a presidential election has succeeded in Nigeria since democracy returned in 1999. Atiku and Obi can appeal to the Supreme Court to dismiss the tribunal’s ruling. Any appeal must be concluded within 60 days of the date of the tribunal judgement.

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