Judiciary
THE Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, seeking the nullification of the election of President Bola Tinubu.
The Allied Peoples Movement has argued that Vice President Kashim Shettima was not qualified as Tinubu’s running mate as his nomination breached Section 35 of the Electoral Act 2022 and other constitutional provisions.
But for the Preliminary Objection, the court held that the petitioner (APM), ought to have filed the case (of double nomination) before the Federal High Court within 14 days from the day the cause of action arose.
The court agreed with the respondent, that the issue is statue barred.
Justice Tsammani who is reading the lead judgement, further added that section 285(14c), does not allow members of a political party to challenge the nomination of candidates of another political party.
He concluded that the petitioner lacks the locus standi to institute the petition. He therefore struck out the suit for lack of merit.
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-September. 06, 2023 @ 12:03 GMT |
Tags: Allied Peoples Movement APM PEPC President Bola Tinubu. Presidential Election Petition Court Vice president Kashim Shettima
