To defend Tinubu's presidential election victory, Keyamo storms the tribunal.

To defend Tinubu's presidential election victory, Keyamo storms the tribunal.

Festus Keyamo, the former Minister of State for Employment in Nigeria, has arrived at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to defend President Bola Tinubu's victory in the presidential election held on February 25.

Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), accompanied other members of the newly inaugurated president's legal team as opposition parties' cases resumed today.

 

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In relation to the tribunal hearings, this was the first time the erstwhile spokesperson for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council would appear in court.

Recall that Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, along with others, had petitioned the tribunal to overturn Tinubu's victory on the basis of substantial non-compliance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the conduct of the election.

 

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Atiku, a former vice president, is requesting the court to order the electoral body to conduct a new election due to alleged irregularities at polling stations during the presidential election.

 

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Obi, on the other hand, asserts that Tinubu and his running companion, Senator Kashim Shettima, were ineligible to compete due to numerous election irregularities.

 


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