7 States Pull Out Of Suit Seeking To Nullify Tinubu’s Victory

Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba and Sokoto States  in the federation of Nigeria have tender a notice of discontinuation to the Supreme Court on the case to nullify the election victory of the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Party (APC).

This Online News Media reports that the seven states which are under the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through their legal Counsel Barrister Mike Ozekhme, SAN on Friday March 3 made the notice available.

The complainants had gone before the apex court to challenge the outcome of Presidential and National Assembly elections that held on February 25, insisting that the  Independent National Electoral Commssion INEC), acted in breach of the Electoral Act, 2022.

The complainant argued that the election results from the 36 states and FCT lacks transparency, credulity and were not properly transmitted as stipulated by the Electoral Act 2022.

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They further alleged that INEC pulled down its portal harbouring the Regulations and Guidelines it earlier set for the elections.

The Complainants however request for the court to “allow a proper review of all the election results announced by INEC and in accordance with the Electoral Act 2022, the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and the INEC Manual for Election Officials”.

This VerseNews Nigeria reported that INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday announced that Tinubu had won 37 percent of the vote in Saturday’s election and, “having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”