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A group known as the Egalitarian Mission for Africa has filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja challenging the qualification of Atiku Abubakar to contest in the presidential election.

The group’s chairman is Olukayode Ajulo, former national secretary of Labour Party who recently declared his support for Atiku’s opponent, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the presidential election.

In the suit, a copy of which was obtained by TheCable, the group said Atiku, who is presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is not a citizen of Nigeria by birth and as such not fit to contest in election.

Ajulo is also the lead counsel in the application filed on Tuesday.


Joined as second, third and fourth defendants are the PDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation respectively.

The group argued that when Atiku was born November 25, 1946, “Jada village and other parts of Chamba land in the then Northern Cameroon were still known as British Cameroons.”

They said “none of the 1st defendant’s parents or grandparents was born in Nigeria” and that Atiku’s father “died a citizen of Northern Cameroon in 1957 prior the referendum of June 1, 1961 that made Northern Cameroon became part of Nigeria.”

They asked the court to determine whether section 25 of the 1999 constitution is “the sole authority that spells out ways by which a person can become a Nigerian citizen by birth” and whether by the provisions of section 131(a) of the constitution, “only a Nigeria citizen by birth can contest for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.

Among the prayers sought before the court by the group include: “A declaration that by the provisions of Section 131(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), only a Nigerian citizen by birth can contest for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

People never tire?
Ahmean.. I am...

I just don't know why APC loves lies and propaganda so much.

interesting....if atiku is disqualified then sowore will take his place against buhari....

very interesting....

AtikulatedNaija:
what else does one expects from the masters & originators of lies, deceit, propaganda and overt falsehood?
These are the trademarks of the APC regime.I still take Atiku/Obi anyday, anytime, anyway, anyhow, everyday, every time and anywhere.

which lies....??

na your omonadike came up with it....

if atiku was not born a nigerian,then he is not qualified to contest....simple as that....

look at them....if it was about buhari,this thread would have reached 8 pages tey tey....