Atiku’s suit against Tinubu’s 2027 bid stalls over service
Atiku Abubakar’s suit challenging President Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 election stalls in court due to failure to serve Tinubu. Get details on the A Read More: https://punchng.com/atikus-suit-against-tinubus-2027-bid-stalls-over-service/
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar challenging President Bola Tinubu's eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election due to the failure to serve the President with the originating summons. Atiku's counsel, Joseph Silas, sought an order for substituted service to enable the suit to proceed, but Tinubu's lawyer, Omosanya Popoola, offered to accept the court process on behalf of the President.
The lawyers disagreed over whether Popoola should provide a written undertaking confirming his mandate to accept the process, leading to the adjournment of the case to September 28, 2026, for Atiku's legal team to regularize the service of the court process.
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