2027: Atiku’s suit against Tinubu’s eligibility an abuse of court process – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the suit filed by the statesmanlike campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, against President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contention the 2027 predetermination is an maltreatment of tribunal process.

The electoral body, successful it objection and counter-affidavit, filed by Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN, said Atiku’s suit failed to disclose tenable origin of enactment and arsenic a effect should beryllium dismissed. The electoral umpire insisted that the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to institute the substance earlier the court

INEC described the suit arsenic hypothetical, world and a gross maltreatment of the tribunal process.

In the counter-affidavit deposed to by Ayuba Mohammed, an Administrative Officer successful its Litigation and Prosecution Department, INEC said it does not nominate candidates for governmental parties and does not originate, manufacture oregon procure the idiosyncratic certificates oregon credentials submitted by candidates oregon their sponsoring governmental parties.

The electoral committee said it receives documents submitted successful respect of candidates successful the discharge of its law and statutory responsibilities, adding that the rec...