Why PEPT Judgment Had Our Watermark, Tinubu’s Legal Team Explains to Atiku, PDP

• Tinubu’s legal team has replied to Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and his team over its accusations the APC influenced the tribunal’s judgement
• The Tinubu Presidential Legal Team (TPLT) denied the allegation that certified copies of the verdict by the PEPC had their imprint on it
• The legal team dispelled the insinuation being circulated regarding the judgment, saying it was untrue, unkind, unfair, and unfortunate

The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Legal Team has responded to the controversy surrounding its watermark on the widely circulated copies of the judgement of the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal (PEPT).

The watermarked copy had been a subject of controversy, especially as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, challenged the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) to explain why “copies of the judgment bear the header of the Tinubu Legal Team”.

Responding to the criticism, TPLT coordinator, Babatunde Ogala, in a statement on Saturday, September 6, berated the critics for insinuating the watermark was a result of pre-determined manipulations saying there was nothing untoward to it.

In the statement shared by Bayo Onanuga on his X page, Ogala explained that they watermarked their copy of the judgement after collection from the Court of Appeal before circulating the scanned copies to members of their team.

Ogala explained below:

“Following some mischievous insinuations being made in certain quarters regarding the innocuous water-mark of copies of the consolidated judgment of the Court of Appeal with the inscription -“Tinubu Presidential Legal Team ‘TPLT’”, it has become necessary to offer this clarification.

“The certified true copies issued to us and other parties in the petitions by the registry do not contain the said inscription and any insinuation to the contrary is untrue.”

Read the full statement of Tinubu’s legal team responding to Atiku and PDP claims here.

Obi, Atiku get external backing to approach Supreme Court

In another report, Tope Balogun, the governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Lagos state has backed the opposition parties to challenge the verdict of the presidential election petitions tribunal (PEPT) at the Supreme Court.

Balogun said if the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not satisfied with the tribunal’s judgement which dismissed Messrs Obi and Atiku’s cases against President Bola Tinubu, “they should continue with the process by going to the supreme court”.

Tinubu reveals how tribunal judgment affected him

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, September 7, reacted to the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT).

Tinubu disclosed that he was so excited by the verdict of the tribunal, which affirmed his election, and that he could not sleep on Wednesday night, September 6.

Tinubu told his audience in New Delhi, India, where he was attending the G20 meetings that Wednesday was “a night of great expectations”.

Source: Legit.ng