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BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Atiku’s fresh evidence against Tinubu

BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Atiku’s fresh evidence against Tinubu

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the motion by the People’s Democratic Party and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar that the court should accept fresh evidence to prove President Tinubu’s alleged submission of a fake certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

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Justice John Okoro, the chairman of the 7-member panel resolving the appeal said that the appellants failed to meet the 180-day timeframe provided by the constitution for the amendment of electoral applications.

The judge also ruled that the appellants did not do due diligence in obtaining the new evidence on time.

Besides, he also declared that the application was coming belatedly and could not be admitted as specified by the constitution of the country.

Newstrends monitored the judgment delivery by Justice Okoro and reported that Atiku had sought the leave of the apex court to present fresh evidence of forgery against Tinubu, asking the court to nullify his election victory.

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