A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 27, 2022, for hearing in a fresh suit seeking to upturn the 2019 election of President Muhammadu Buhari and to declare his presidential seat vacant.
Former presidential candidate, Chief Albert Ambrose Owuru, in the suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/480/21 titled, “Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru and HDP Versus President Muhammadu Buhari and two others” is challenging the return of President Buhari for a second term in office.
The two others on the originating summons are the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice as co-defendants.
When the matter came up for mention before Justice Inyang Ekwo, President Buhari was not in court and was also not represented by any lawyer.
The Judge found that Buhari, as the 1st defendant in the suit, was not served with the hearing notice as required by law and he consequently, fixed May 27 to enable hearing notice to be served on Buhari for hearing of the suit.
Owuru’s legal action is coming more than two years after he contested for the same Presidency with Buhari during the 2019 presidential election.
Owuru wants the court to declare Buhari as an unlawful President, illegally occupying the presidential seat at the Aso Rock Villa.
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The plaintiff who stood for the 2019 presidential poll on the platform of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) is asking the court to declare him (Owuru) as the authentic winner of the poll.
Among other reliefs, he is seeking an order of the court directing his immediate inauguration to take over from Buhari.
Owuru claimed that he won the February 16. 2019 Presidential poll and that his suit against Buhari at the Supreme Court was inconclusive due to some errors on the adjourned date.
He wants the Federal High Court to declare that he is entitled to serve out a tenure of four years after his formal inauguration.
The HDP presidential candidate also wants Buhari removed from office immediately and be compelled to refund all salaries, allowances and emoluments he collected while being in office as the President unlawfully.
Owuru pleaded with the court to give an order that salaries, allowances and emoluments be paid to him from May 29, 2019, till date when he ought to have been sworn in.
The plaintiff further applied for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from conducting any Presidential election in 2023 to enable him complete his four-years term when inaugurated.
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