Tinubu Won The Presidential Election – INEC Tells Tribunal

Tinubu Won The Presidential Election - INEC Tells Tribunal

Opzylee02 April 12, 2023Last Updated: April 12, 2023

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.

In its defence to the various petitions, filed through its team of lawyers led by A. B. Mahmoud (SAN). INEC described Atiku’s petition as “grossly incompetent, vague and academic. saying it was an abuse of the court process”.

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On the issue of Tinubu not winning the FCT, INEC argued that going by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, “the FCT has the status of a state and ought to be recognised as one of the states of the federation.”

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“The 1st respondent pleads and shall at the trial of this suit rely on all the Electoral Forms. Including but not limited to Forms ECSA, BCSB, ECSC, ECSD and ECBE used in the course of the Presidential Election held on the 25th day of February 2023,” INEC said.

“The FCT, beyond being the capital of Nigeria, has no special status over and above the other 36 states of the federation to require a candidate in the presidential election to obtain at least 25 per cent of the votes cast in the FCT before being declared winner of the presidential election.