The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, 23rd October for hearing in the appeal by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seeking the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the 25th February election.
On the same day, the apex court will hear the motion by Atiku seeking to bring fresh evidence to prove that Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), submitted forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In a hearing notice sighted by Channels Television on Thursday, the court fixed 9 am for Atiku’s lawyers and those of President Tinubu to address its panel of seven Justices on whether it has powers to grant the request.
Also billed to address the court on the contentious request are lawyers from the APC and INEC, who are joint respondents in the motion.
They are to argue and cite relevant laws on whether such request is grantable under the country’s Constitution and the Electoral Act 2022.
The documents Atiku sought to tender are President Tinubu’s academic, which were handed over to him by the Chicago State University on Monday, 2nd October.
The 32-page documents were released to him on the orders of Judge Nancy Maldonado of the District Court of Illinois, Eastern Division, Illinois, United States of America.
Source: Channels Television
