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The supreme court has reserved judgment in the appeals filed by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu.
Uche said the supreme court “has a duty” to look into the new evidence submitted and reach a decision by avoiding the issue of technicality.Asked why the court should put aside constitutional provisions and entertain the fresh evidence, Uche said the supreme court is not bound by the timeline on electoral dispute when it come to issues of national interest.Uche prayed the court to allow the application as well as the substantive appeal.
“They merely went on a fishing expedition in the US. The evidence they are seeking to tender is not at large. It cannot be compartmentalised in any way.“Even Alice in Wonderland knew where she was going. At least she was told where she was going.“The courts are bound by the law. The law is to be interpreted as it is and not as it ought to be,” Tinubu’s lawyer argued.The apex court also reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Obi, candidate of the Labour Party , against the election of Tinubu.
However, a five-member panel of the presidential tribunal led by Haruna Tsammani, had on September 6, dismissed Obi’s petition.In the notice of appeal, Obi and his party insisted that the tribunal erred in its findings that Tinubu won the election by the majority of lawful votes cast.The appellants said the panel was wrong to have held that they failed to prove their allegation of non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
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