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Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is facing a barrage of curses from displeased Nigerians who believe he rigged the 2023 presidential election results in favour of Bola Tinubu.
Atiku told the apex court that the non-compliance with the Electoral Act was nationwide, cutting across 176, 846 polling units in the country, a situation he said substantially affected the outcome of the election.
Atiku said in his appeal filed at the Supreme Court to challenge the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that the panel of five justices of the court erred in their decision.
The legal team of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic party, Atiku Abubakar, has replied President Bola Tinubu whose lawyers recently told the Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting in Abuja that Atiku tendered an expired Guinean passport allegedly belonging to Tinubu to seek the latter’s disqualification as President. Atiku’s lead counsel, Chris Uche SAN, |
Tinubu's alleged criminal record according to attorney for Atiku should be grounds for disqualification by the INEC.