It’s abusive, lacks merit’ — Tinubu asks s’court to dismiss Atiku’s appeal
It's abusive, lacks merit' — Tinubu asks court to dismiss Atiku's appeal. President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal filed by Atiku Abubakar and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). As per The Cable News, President Tinubu has stated that the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party is both abusive and lacks merit. You may recall that Abubakar and the PDP had filed a petition challenging the results of the presidential election held on February 25. The petitioners had raised several issues, including the alleged irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the election. It was alleged that Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, did not meet the requirements to run for office and did not win the election by a majority of lawful votes. However, the presidential election petition tribunal ruled on September 6 that Abubakar could not prove all the claims in his petition. Following this, the PDP candidate filed an appeal wi