The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election Atiku Abubakar has told the Election Petitions Tribunal that he has been able to run for the office of the President since 1993 without any controversy.
He said he is unlike the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, who is encumbered by drugs and identity scandals.
The former Vice President said this in his response to Tinubu’s and APC’s reply to his petition challenging the process and the outcome of the election.
He claimed that, unlike President-elect Tinubu, his own identity, which includes age, place of origin, and educational background, has never been questioned
According to Atiku, Tinubu is ineligible to run for president under the constitution. He argued that Tinubu is unsuitable to be the president of Nigeria since he was charged with drug-related crimes in the US and forced to forfeit $460,000 as part of a settlement agreement.
Atiku stated that Tinubu holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and Guinea, having voluntarily acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Guinea, as justification for why the declaration of Tinubu as President-elect cannot stand.