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Tinubu Might Use His School Certificate To Run For Second Term – Ex-Presidential Candidate

Dan Nwanyanwu has speculated that President Bola Tinubu may not contest with his controversial Chicago State University certificate in the next presidential election.
Nwanyanwu, the presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the February 25th, 2023 election stated this on Thursday.
There has been controversy around the Chicago State University (CSU) of the President, which the opposition party alleged was forged.
The Supreme Court, however, threw away the evidence during the ruling, claiming that the petition was filed by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) outside the timeframe of the law.
Nwanyanwu speaking on the widely delibrated issue in the country, in an interview on AIT said Tinubu might consider using his school certificate to contest for a second term.
The presidential candidate said, “Well if President Tinubu will be contesting another election, that will be a different page.
 
“It has nothing to do with this. Maybe at that time, in order to avoid controversies, I had aspirants who came to me; some said they were lawyers, some said they were this, they answered doctors, but when I was filing their papers, they said put school certificate.
 
“I said, But you’re a lawyer. He said, Chairman, leave that one. So maybe if President Tinubu is going to run for a second term, he may elect (decide) to say, Okay, to avoid controversies, put my school certificate.
 
“Even without the school certificate, you can run for president of Nigeria. So all you need to do is let INEC be convinced that you can read and write. I mean, what is this much ado about nothing?”
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APC Congratulates Tinubu, Hails Supreme Court Judgement (Full Text)

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the Supreme Court for affirming the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The election was affirmed yesterday.
Recall that Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), had earlier approached the court to challenge an earlier verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which confirmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25th election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, the apex court, in a ruling presided over by Justice John Okoro on Thursday, dismissed the petitions of the aggrieved presidential candidates and upheld the lower court’s verdict, describing their appeal as lacking in merit.

Reacting, APC, in a statement signed and issued on Thursday evening by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, commended the Supreme Court judgement, describing it as a landmark victory for the party, Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima.
The statement titled ‘APC LAUDS SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT – CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT TINUBU ON EPOCHAL
VICTORY’ reads: “The All Progressives Congress (APC) applauds the judgement of the Supreme Court affirming Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the validly elected President of Nigeria.
 
“Dismissing the appeals of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as lacking merit, the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court that found in favour of the President.
 
“This epochal judgement underscores the independence and vibrancy of the Nigerian judiciary as an indispensable feature of our democracy.
 
“It is our hope that this judgment will put to rest all lingering misgivings about the 2023 presidential election so that we may all now concentrate on working collaboratively across party lines on behalf of our people.
 
“We heartily congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, and the Nigerian people on this important landmark victory for our democracy.”
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Supreme Court Verdict: It’s Time To Rally Behind Tinubu – Buratai

A former Chief of Army Staff and Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Tukur Buratai, has called on Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu to actualise his Renewed Hope agenda.

Buratai made the call in a statement on Friday in Abuja in reaction to the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed the victory of Tinubu as duly elected president during the Feb. 25 Presidential Election.

He said the apex court had, in a significant development, rendered its verdict in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu, thereby dismissing the claims put forth by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party.

According to him, the ruling clearly indicates that the court found merit in the arguments presented by the APC and President Tinubu.

“The decision holds significant implications for the political landscape, potentially shaping future policies and governance under President Tinubu’s leadership.

“I am urging all Nigerians, particularly politicians, to graciously accept the judgment of the Supreme Court and extend their support to President Tinubu.

“It is crucial for the stability and progress of the nation that we unite behind our elected leader.

“By setting aside personal and political differences, we can collectively work towards the betterment of our country,” he said.

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Peter Obi’s Appeal Dismissed By The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.

According to the apex court, the appeal lacks merit.

The seven-man panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro held that the appeal lacked merit and “is hereby dismissed”.

Obi, in his notice of appeal, implored the highest court to overturn the PEPT’s September 6 decision, which upheld President Tinubu’s victory.

But the panel in a unanimous judgment on Thursday held that the appeal lacked merit and ought to be dismissed.

Giving ruling, the Supreme Court said:

“Double nomination ought not to have come to this Court. The Court cannot sit and begin to explain when this man resigned and when there was a fresh Primary.

There is an end to litigation. The issue of double nomination was rested in May.

All other grounds were dealt with in the Atiku’s appeal and apply to this mutantis mutandis.

This appeal lacks merit.”

More later…

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Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu’s Victory

The Supreme Court affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu while dismissing the appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party on Thursday.

The court held that Tinubu was duly elected as President in the February 25 presidential election.

The apex court in its ruling held that the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lacked merit.

It also dismissed the appeal by Peter Obi of Labour Party.

“On the whole, having resolved all the issues against the appellant, it is my view that there is no merit in the appeal and it is hereby dismissed,” Justice Inyang Okoro said.

“The judgment of the court below delivered on September 6th 2023 affirming the election of the second respondent as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is hereby affirmed.”

Atiku had approached the court to overturn the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal which affirmed Tinubu’s election as president.

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Tinubu Will Be Victorious – Presidency On Supreme Court Giving Final Verdict In Atiku, Obi’s Petitions Thursday

Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, has expressed hope that the Supreme Court will affirm the president’s victory in the February 25 presidential election.

Onanuga made the remark in reaction to the Supreme Court’s announced date to give its verdict on the appeals filed by presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, LP’s Peter Obi.

Atiku and Obi had filed appeals before the apex court challenging Tinubu’s victory in the last presidential election.

However, the Supreme Court said it would pass a final verdict on the appeals on Thursday.

Reacting, Onanuga posted on X: “The Supreme Court will give its verdict tomorrow in the appeals filed by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

“They are challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, President Bola Tinubu in the 25 February election.

“We in the APC are hopeful for victory. We are hopeful that the apex court will affirm the sanctity of the 8.9m votes of Nigerians that gave President Tinubu victory last February.”

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SERAP Obtains Court Leave To Compel Tinubu Administration To Probe Missing Funds Under Buhari Government

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has obtained the leave of the court to apply for an order of mandamus to compel President Bola Tinubu to investigate the alleged missing $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion oil revenue under the administration of the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari.

SERAP in June had filed a lawsuit to compel President Tinubu to set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that US$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019, as documented by the Auditor-General of the Federation.

The organisation had urged the President to “name and shame anyone suspected to be responsible for the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the use of oil revenues and the management of public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy and to ensure their effective prosecution as well as the full recovery of any proceeds of crime.”

It also urged him “to promptly, thoroughly, independently, transparently and effectively probe all fuel subsidy paid by successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999, and to use any recovered proceeds of crime as palliatives to address the impact of any subsidy removal on poor Nigerians.”

SERAP giving an update in a post on its X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday night wrote, “We have obtained the leave of the court to apply for an order of mandamus to compel the Tinubu administration to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion of oil revenues are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019.”

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President Tinubu Hosts Abbas, Sani In Aso Rock (Photos)

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday.

In a statement on Wednesday via the official X account of the Kaduna Governor, the Honorary Adviser to governor Sani, Dr. Yusuf Hamisu, was part of the delegation to the State House in Abuja.

The statement said Governor Sani sought Tinubu’s interventions in the critical areas of security and infrastructure in Kaduna State, and the President’s response to the requests was positive.

Also at the meeting was the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.

See photos from the visit below;

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U.S Court Declines Request To Compel FBI, CIA, IRS To Release Documents On President Tinubu

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has rejected a plea from Aaron Greenspan to compel U.S. security agencies to expedite the disclosure of information, including documents related to President Bola Tinubu.

Judge Beryl A. Howell, in a ruling on Monday, declined Greenspan’s request on the grounds he failed to satisfy the relevant conditions for the grant of such a prayer contained in a motion for emergency hearing, which he filed on Monday.

Greenspan had filed the emergency motion seeking to compel  the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (“EOUSA”), the Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal

Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Central Intelligence Agency to immediately release of the documents in view of yesterday’s hearing of appeals by Atiku and Obi by the Supreme Court.

He pleaded for a quick release of the documents as,  according to him, they are needed to be presented at the Supreme Court.

Greenspan told the U.S  court that the Supreme Court deliberately moved the hearing of the appeals by Atiku and Obi to yesterday to render his suit before the U.S court nugatory.

He had asked that the  documents on Tinubu be released to him latest October 31.

In the civil suit, with number: 23-1816 Greenspan is also asking for similar information and documents on Mueez

Adegboyega Akande, who is said to have died as of November 16, 2022.

In rejecting his motion for immediate release of the documents, the U.S court.said Greenspan failed to convince the court the public issues that will cause it to overlook  the privacy rights of President Tinubu.

Meanwhile , President Tinubu’s lawyers have filed a motion at the court seeking to be allowed to defend the President in the suit.

Details shortly…

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Receives Conflicting Letters From Chicago Varsity On Tinubu’s Certificate

The Supreme Court disclosed on Monday, October 23, that it received two conflicting letters regarding the academic records of President Bola Tinubu from the Chicago State University (CSU).

The Chairman of the seven-member panel of the apex court, Justice John Okoro, stated this during the hearing of the application of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, filed against the victory of President Bola Tinubu.

Justice Okoro said one of the letters is authenticating the President’s certificate and another discrediting it.

The lead justice of the panel, therefore, said criminal matters have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt.

“But in this case, there are two conflicting letters from the CSU – one authenticating the president’s certificate and another discrediting it. Which do we rely on?” he asked.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared President Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the February election, but his opponents went to court.

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had struck out the appeals of Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, but they headed for the apex court, with Atiku asking to file extra evidence against Tinubu on alleged forgery.

Atiku had sought Tinubu’s academic record from Chicago State University so as to prove his allegation that the president submitted forged documents to INEC.

However, by the time the documents were released, the 180-day statutory period within which an election petition should be filed and determined had elapsed.

But Atiku asked the court to grant his appeal to tender fresh evidence, given the nature of the issue. Tinubu kicked against this, saying granting such would amount to abuse of the court process.

Atiku predicated his plea on the grounds that presenting forged documents by any candidate, especially by one for the highest office in the land, is a grave constitutional issue that must not be encouraged.

But Tinubu kicked the plea, arguing that the issue was a pre-election matter amongst others and subsequently prayed the court to deny the grant of the application.

While faulting Tinubu, Atiku submitted that issues of merit ought not to be determined or pronounced upon at the interlocutory stage.

The former vice president also pointed out that the presentation of a forged certificate disqualifies a candidate for all time, no matter when presented.

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