Atiku Abubakar's Court Motion Against Tinubu Set for Hearing
The Federal High Court in Abuja has set October 13 for a hearing regarding an application by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to amend his suit against President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date to allow the parties to regularize their processes.
Atiku's counsel, Joseph Silas, indicated he had not yet received President Tinubu’s counter affidavit, although Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, confirmed it was served on September 24. The main suit seeks to disqualify President Tinubu and APC from the 2027 presidential election, alleging that APC submitted a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The defendants, including INEC, have challenged the suit's competence, asserting that the plaintiffs lack the legal standing to file the case and denying any wrongdoing regarding the discharge certificate.
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