BREAKING: Atiku Files 35 Grounds Of Appeal At Supreme Court To Nullify Tinubu’s Election

The People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appealed the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court sitting in Abuja which on September 6 dismissed his petition against the election of President Bola Tinubu for lacking in merit.

The Electoral Act, 2022, mandates a tribunal to deliver judgment on election petitions within 180 days from the date of filing of Petitions.

The Act also states that an appeal from a judgment of a tribunal should be heard and disposed of within 60 days from the date of the delivery of the judgment of the tribunal.

The five-man panel of the PEPC led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, had in a unanimous decision about 13 days ago, faulted Atiku’s legal team for failing to provide credible evidence showing that he won the February 25 presidential election with majority of lawful votes cast.

But Atiku’s legal team led by Chris Uche, SAN, has approached the Supreme Court for final determination of its petition.

On 35 grounds, Atiku accused the tribunal of committing grave error and miscarriage of justice when it upheld Tinubu’s election.

The PDP insisted that the tribunal erred in law when it upheld Tinubu’s victory despite alleged non-compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022, by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The party maintained that the real-time transmission of polling unit results to the INEC Results Viewing Portal remains germane and is required in line with relevant INEC laws.