Alleged forged NYSC certificate: INEC rejects Atiku’s move to amend suit against Tinubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has objected to the prayer by Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress to amend the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress, APC, from the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, and his party, filed the suit […] Alleged forged…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected Atiku Abubakar's request to amend a suit against President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for contesting the 2027 presidential election. Atiku and his party filed the suit in the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging President Tinubu's discharge certificate from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) submitted by the APC.
The plaintiffs, Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and INEC, sought Justice Inyang Ekwo to disqualify Tinubu and APC from the 2027 election due to an alleged forged NYSC discharge certificate. However, INEC filed a pre-trial objection stating that the plaintiffs lacked the necessary standing, the suit was statute-barred, and they failed to provide the required written deposition.
Additionally, INEC challenged the legitimacy of certain demands made in the plaintiffs' summons, urging the court to dismiss the case. Tinubu and APC, represented by their legal team, countered by stating they did not submit a forged certificate and denied the allegations.
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