Atiku Vs Tinubu: No room for cover up, says Justice Okoro

Atiku Vs Tinubu: No room for cover up, says Justice Okoro

Justice John Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court on Monday said there was no room for any cover up in the case brought before the apex court of the land involving President Bola Tinubu by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

He also said the new allegation of certificate forgery preferred against President Tinubu by Atiku was a criminal charge and a serious issue.

Okoro on Monday led six Supreme Court judges to hear an appeal by Atiku, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25 presidential poll, challenging the affirmation of Tinubu’s election by the Presidential Election Tribunal.

The judge also noted that there were contradictory documents relating to the said Chicago State University certificate.

Even as he said admitting the fresh document was not really the issue but what to do with it.

He said, “This is a criminal offence which ought to be resolved beyond reasonable doubt. So when you see this kind of discrepancies, I don’t know how we can resolve it.

“This is a serious matter. It is not to admit the document that is difficult, but after that, what do we do with it?

“Are we going to draft a charge and ask someone, did you forge these documents?”

“That notwithstanding, we are here to do justice and there is no room to cover anything,” Justice Okoro added.
The panel reserved its judgement till a date to be communicated to the parties.