JUST IN: S’Court fixes Thursday for judgment in Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, fixed Thursday October 26 to deliver judgment in the appeals by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi seeking to void the election of President Bola Tinubu.

Festus Akande, the apex court’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a notice on Wednesday.

Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Obi of the Labour Party (LP), are seeking to overturn the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal which affirmed Tinubu’s election as president.

One of the issues raised by Obi is that Tinubu failed to secure 25 percent of votes cast in the federal capital territory (FCT).

Obi is also contending that Tinubu’s forfeiture of $460,000 in the US disqualifies him from contesting for president.

Both candidates also challenged the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit election results electronically.

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