Supreme Court Delivers Judgment in Atiku, Peter Obi’s Appeals against Tinubu’s Victory; Live Updates

Oct 26, 2023 | Entertainment, News


FCT, Abuja – In a historic moment in Nigerian politics, the Supreme Court is set to deliver the long-awaited judgment on the appeals filed by PDP’s Atiku Abubakar and LP’s Peter Obi challenging the victory of APC’s President Bola Tinubu.

Legit.ng brings you live, minute-by-minute updates as the apex court determines the fate of these Nigerian political giants today, Thursday, October 26. Stay tuned!

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Supreme Court on Thursday, October 26, delivers judgment in Atiku, Peter Obi’s appeals against President Tinubu’s victory.
Photo credits: Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. Peter Obi
Source: Facebook

Key issues Atiku, Obi raised in their appeals at Supreme Court

Atiku and Obi filed separate appeals to challenge the decision of the court.

Here are some of the key issues raised in the appeals:

  1. Eligibility of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s candidacy for the election
  2. Tinubu’s inability to secure 25 per cent of valid votes cast in Abuja during the polls
  3. INEC’s failure to electronically transmit polling unit results to its Results Viewing (IReV) portal in real-time
  4. Allegations of vote manipulation in favour of President Tinubu President
  5. Tinubu’s academic records which were obtained from the Chicago State University (CSU) in October by Atiku

Supreme Court hears Atiku, Obi, APM’s appeals on Monday

The Supreme Court on Monday, October 23, heard the three appeals challenging the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal, which affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory.

The court dismissed the APM’s appeal and reserved judgment on those of Atiku and Obi.

Subsequently, it fixed today, Thursday, October 26, as the day for the final judgment.

Meet 7 Supreme Court justices who’ll determine Tinubu, Atiku, Obi’s fate

Here is the list of the seven-member panel of justices constituted by the Supreme Court to hear the appeal.

  1. Justice John Okoro
  2. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji
  3. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba
  4. Justice Adamu Jauro
  5. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa
  6. Justice Tijani Abubakar
  7. Justice Emmanuel Agim

Read the full profiles of the judges here.





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