The Supreme Court has thrown out the applications by the
presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar,
and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, seeking to nullify the election of President
Bola Tinubu on the ground that he did not win the 25 per cent votes in the
Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
The Supreme Court maintained that the FCT has no special
status; therefore, the court said it agreed with the judgment of the Appeal
Court that 25 per cent is immaterial, insisting there was nothing wrong with
the tribunal’s decision.
Recall that the Presidential Election Petitions
Tribunal had declared that the FCT does not hold a higher status than other
states in the country.
The judgement followed Atiku’s and Obi’s petitions claiming that Tinubu did not win the majority of votes in the February 25 presidential election.
At the time of filing this report, the judgment was still
ongoing.
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