Mr Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s president on Monday while the cases challenging his election continue at the presidential election court.
The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted the final results of the 25 February election declaring Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as Nigeria’s president-elect.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Mahmood Yakubu, on 1 March declared Mr Tinubu winner of the 25 February presidential election. The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku, who came second in the race, urged the court to nullify Mr Tinubu’s victory on account of alleged electoral fraud.At Tuesday’s hearing heralding the commencement of full trial, Atiku’s lawyer, Mr Jegede, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , tendered before the court “final declaration of results” from the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory .
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