The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed what it termed a “frivolous and vexatious suit” challenging the election victories of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, delivered the judgment on Monday in a case filed by Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, a lawyer and the 2019 presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP).
Owuru had filed the suit against President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Bola Tinubu.
Nairametrics reports that the Court of Appeal in Abuja had, on May 25, 2023, quashed Owuru’s suit, which sought the prohibition of the swearing-in of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29.
What Transpired at the Supreme Court
At the scheduled hearing on Monday, Owuru stated that his first motion was filed on February 26, 2024, seeking the leave of the court to restore his appeal against Buhari and Tinubu, which had been struck out by the apex court on January 29, 2024.
- The apex court panel then asked him if he “honestly believes” that the application against the concluded elections is competent, without providing “the enrolled order” that struck out his previous appeal.
- He replied that his application was competent because, in his view, the court records, which he had challenged, should be determined based on several exhibits he has to prove his case.
- On her part, the
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