What many saw or took as a mere political game to distract All Progressives
Congress (APC) candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari from the February coming
presidential election by those who had challenged his academic
qualifications has gathered momentum, as February 9 has been fixed for the
hearing of the lawsuit.

The suit which was instituted on behalf of Max Ozoaka by a group of lawyers
led by four senior advocates (Ken Njemanze, Ade Okeaya, Chief Godwin Obla
and Prof. Tony Ijohor) is a potential danger very capable of dislodging
Buhari, and alter the political history of presidential elections in
Nigeria.

The suit demanded for the disqualification of Buhari from the presidential
election citing Buhari’s failure not to have included his birth certificate
and educational qualifications in the form he submitted to Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) as stipulated by law.

Ruling yesterday in the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice Ademola Adeniyi
directed that copies of the suit should be served on Buhari and INEC.

Considering how delicate this lawsuit is and the enormous responsibility
before the judges – and in retrospect to accusations of compromise against
few Nigerian judges, Global Reporters urge the jurists to be professionals
in the adjudication of this suit.

Furthermore, focusing our minds that February 14 had been fixed for the
presidential election, we also plead that this case file should be a
priority among all case files.

Hearing will be on the 9th of Februari, judgment will be adjourned to a date in March of even April, by then Buhari is already president of the Federal republic of Nigeria. Whatever the Court decides will definitely be appealed, from Court of Appeal, to Supreme court, by then Buhari's first tenure is over, hahahahahaha

This is in the unlikely event that the suit is not struck out and thrown into the bin