The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against the tribunal’s judgment affirming President Bola Tinubu’s election.
The seven-member panel, chaired by John Inyang Okoro, after listening to the arguments of the parties stated that the date for the judgment would be communicated later.
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Members of the panel include Uwani Aji, Mohammed Garba, Ibrahim Saulawa, Adamu Jauro, Abubakar Tijjani, and Emmanuel Agim.
During the proceedings, Obi’s lead counsel, Livy Uzoukwu, requested that the court hear the appeal, while INEC’s lawyer, Mahmoud, urged the court to dismiss the appeal due to its lack of merit. Tinubu’s lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, and his APC counterpart, Akin Olujinmi, also urged the court to dismiss Obi’s appeal.
The panel led by Okoro said, “This appeal is reserved for judgment until a date to be communicated to the parties.”
Earlier, the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, urged the Supreme Court to admit fresh documents against President Bola Tinubu.
Bola Tinubu. Atiku’s lead counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, said said, “The issue involving Mr Tinubu’s certificate is a weighty, grave, and constitutional one, which the Supreme Court should admit. I urge the court to admit the fresh evidence of President Tinubu’s academic records from CSU presented by Atiku.
However, INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, called for the dismissal of Atiku’s application to present Tinubu’s academic records. Tinubu’s lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, argued that INEC should have been part of the deposition proceedings in the United States, highlighting that the CSU depositions remain inactive until the deponent appears in court to testify.
