The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the joint petition brought before it by former Vice President Abubakar Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the declaration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
The seven-member panel of Justices of the Apex Court, headed by Justice Inyang Okoro, reserved the date for judgement in the appeal after all parties adopted all their written addresses.
When the appeal was called, Chief Chris Uche, representing the appellants, informed the court of an interlocutory application seeking the leave of the court to present fresh evidence in the appeal.
The fresh evidence Atiku sought to tender is the academic records of Tinubu, which were handed over to him by Chicago State University (CSU) on October 2, 2023.
The 32-page document was released to the former Vice President on the orders of Judge Nancy Maldonado of the District Court of Illinois, Eastern Division, Illinois, United States of America.
The US court had ordered the CSU to release the said documents to Atiku despite Tinubu’s objection because the court was convinced that it would help Atiku establish his allegation of forgery and lying on oath against Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), listed as 1st to 3rd respondents in the appeal, in their various counter-affidavits, urged the court to dismiss the application for lacking in merit.
Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), representing President Tinubu on his part, adopted the motion on notice filed on October 7, supported by a seven-paragraph affidavit seeking the striking out of some paragraphs in the appeal filed by Atiku and his party.
After the adoption of processes by the parties, the court reserved judgement in the appeal.
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