The Supreme Court on Thursday said the failure by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit election results
electronically did not affect the outcome of the election and could not warrant
the nullification of the result of the presidential election.
Justice John Okoro made the pronouncement in a lead judgment
on the appeal by former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; and that of the candidate of Labour
Party, Peter Obi, seeking to nullify the February 25, presidential election of
President Bola Tinubu.
Okoro also dismissed the issue of the 25 per cent
requirement for Abuja, as a non-issue.
At the time of filing this report, the judgment was still
ongoing.
Atiku had, in the motion dated October 5, pleaded with the
Supreme Court to grant him leave to bring in additional evidence by way of
depositions on oath from the Chicago State University for use in his appeal to
wit: the certified discovery deposition made by Caleb Westberg on behalf of
Chicago State University on October 3, 2023, disclaiming the certificate
presented by the 2nd respondent, Tinubu to the INEC.
The 32-page deposition was released to Atiku on the orders
of Judge Nancy Maldonado of the District Court of Illinois, Eastern Division,
Illinois, United States of America.
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