A lawyer to the seven state governors who filed a suit challenging the announcement of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election has explained why they withdrew the suit.

The seven states comprising Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Sokoto and Taraba, had on Friday filed a notice of discontinuance on the suit before the Supreme Court.

A senior lawyer with Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who pleaded anonymity, has explained that the matter was withdrawn because it had been overtaken by events.

The lawyer said it was filed praying the Supreme Court to compel the Attorney General of the Federation and the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to halt the collation and announcement of results due to irregularities in the election.

“But with the declaration of the winner, we realised that the matter was stale because the court does not have the original jurisdiction to hear presidential election disputes.”

“So, we have decided to incorporate the arguments there to the individuals we are going to be representing at the tribunal.”

The seven states claimed in the suit that INEC did not follow the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the guidelines for the 2023 general elections, particularly uploading of results to the IREV through the BVAS, in declaring Tinubu the winner.

Among other reliefs, they had sought “A declaration that the entire results of the Presidential Election conducted on the 25th of February, 2023 announced by the Chairman of INEC at the National Collation Centre, Abuja, in flagrant violation of the provisions of Sections 25; 47(2); 60 (1), (2), (4) & (5); 62; 64(4)(a) & (b); 70; and 148 of the Electoral Act, 2022, governing the 2023 nationwide general elections, particularly paragraphs 38 of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and paragraphs 2.8.4; 2.9.0; and 2.9.1 of the INEC Manual for Election Officials, 2023, for the conduct of the Presidential Election, were invalid, null and void, and of no effect whatsoever.”

Islie:



A lawyer to the seven state governors who filed a suit challenging the announcement of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential…





https://dailytrust.com/why-govs-withdrew-suit-challenging-tinubus-election-lawyer/

Nlfpmod

Pooldrowning:
"Stale case"
Few months from these days, Tinubu will be President of the Federal Republc of Nigeria

Asgard13:


Few months from today… Tinubu will be retuning his certificate back to Inec..


All na time ..

CloudWalker:

If he sure for you swear that you will deactivate your nairaland account. ready to wail and cry for the next 4 years

Asgard13:


Few months from today… Tinubu will be retuning his certificate back to Inec..


All na time ..

Pooldrowning:
"Stale case"
Few months from these days, Tinubu will be President of the Federal Republc of Nigeria

helinues:


No be you urge Tinubu to contest? He contested and won.

Na certificate return be your new lines.

Chai, Atiku lule pi. He will soon return back to Dubai why Wike will have the party back

Asgard13:


Helinues singing song of lost.. reserve it till then

Ahuitzotl:
So it's to the Tribunal? And while they are at it, somebody should file something about that 25% FCT lacuna...I believe that's where the breakthrough will come from.

Islie:



A lawyer to the seven state governors who filed a suit challenging the announcement of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential…





https://dailytrust.com/why-govs-withdrew-suit-challenging-tinubus-election-lawyer/

Nlfpmod

helinues:


The key thing in court cases is Affidavit... All your evidence must be in your affidavits which you must swear an oath on cos you could be punished for lying under oath.

Which evidence both LP and Pdp want to present at the court when they don't have polling agents in reasonable number of polling units. How would you claim they rigged you in some particular area when you knew you don't have agents to be the witness to testify at court.

President elect, his Excellency Bola Tinubu already set up a reconciliation committee in other to move Nigeria forward, not that he is not sure of his victory.

“But with the declaration of the winner, we realised that the matter was stale because the court does not have the original jurisdiction to hear presidential election disputes.”

“So, we have decided to incorporate the arguments there to the individuals we are going to be representing at the tribunal.”