Court schedules ruling on Atiku’s bid to amend certificate forgery suit against Tinubu
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 to rule on whether the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar can be permitted to amend his suitseeking to prohibit President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, from participating in the 2027 presidential election. The judge fixed the date […] Court schedules ruling on Atiku’s bid to amend…
On November 20, the Federal High Court in Abuja is set to decide whether Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, can amend his lawsuit challenging President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, from participating in the 2027 election. Atiku's lawyer, Joseph Silas Onu, requested the court to permit the plaintiff to incorporate further allegations into his suit against Tinubu and the APC.
The lawyer explained that this amendment was necessary to present additional evidence against Tinubu and his party in the certificate forgery case. In their initial filing on September 10, Atiku and the ADC argued that errors had been made in the original suit, such as referring to an INEC form incorrectly and failing to include a written deposition by Atiku.
The opposition, represented by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, and Akin Olujimi, SAN, contended that the proposed amendments were not merely correcting errors but introducing new evidence and facts, which should be rejected. Atiku and the ADC have alleged that the APC provided a forged NYSC discharge certificate to INEC, falsely identifying Tinubu as Bola Adekunle.
The presidential duo and the APC have denied these claims and urged the court to dismiss Atiku's lawsuit.
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