Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate has said that the Supreme Court sacking of the suit by his party would not be a setback to his quest for justice.
Atiku, in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Friday said, “The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the case of the @OfficialPDPNig is not a setback to my quest for justice.
“Our legal team are primed to robustly prove that the election of February 25 was fraudulent, did not comply with the constitutional requirements and the electoral guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, @inecnigeria, and that the announced winner was not even qualified to contest the poll.
“The battle for democracy and the enthronement of a new order to spur growth and development in Nigeria is one to which I have committed my all and for which I am not ready to walk away at this point when our nation is at crossroads.
“We know that sooner than later, our esteemed Justices will make the pronouncement that will serve as a befitting requiem for mandate bandits.”
The Supreme Court had unanimously held that the appeal filed by the PDP challenging the legality of Tinubu’s candidacy lacked merit.
The PDP sought Tinubu’s disqualification based on the argument that Vice President-elect Senator Kashim Shettima had been nominated for more than one constituency, which they claimed was a violation of electoral laws.
The PDP contended that Shettima’s dual nomination breached several provisions of the Electoral Act and requested the court to nullify the candidacy of both Tinubu and Shettima. They also sought an order for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove their names from the list of eligible candidates for the presidential election.
However, the Supreme Court, through Justice Adamu Jauro’s lead judgment, held that the PDP lacked the legal right to interfere in the affairs of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which nominated Tinubu and Shettima. The court upheld the decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Federal High Court in Abuja, which had previously dismissed the PDP’s case.
In light of this ruling, Atiku urged his supporters to remain patient and peaceful during the ongoing legal proceedings at the Presidential Election Tribunal Court.