2027 Election Gets Murky, Atiku Goes to Court, Seeks to Stop Tinubu from Contesting
·Personally deposes to affidavit, asks INEC to produce Tinubu’s CF001 records Chuks Okocha in Abuja The 2027 presidential contest has taken a contentious turn, with former Vice President and presidential
The 2027 presidential election has become increasingly contentious as former Vice President and candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court in Abuja to prevent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from contesting the election. Atiku personally deposed to an affidavit before the court, demanding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) produce Bola Tinubu's Form CF001 records from the 2023 and 2027 presidential elections.
The lawsuit challenges Tinubu's qualification under Section 137(1)(j) of the 1999 Constitution, which prohibits a person from running for President if they have presented a forged certificate to INEC. Atiku argues that Tinubu submitted a forged NYSC certificate, bearing the name "Tinubu Bola Adekunle", which is different from his actual name, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The lawsuit also targets provisions of the Electoral Act 2026, which Atiku contends restrict the ability to challenge a candidate's qualification before an election and prevent the questioning of a President's qualifications. Atiku emphasized that Nigerian graduates face rigorous scrutiny of their certificates for ordinary jobs, and the Presidency should not be an exemption from constitutional scrutiny.
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