The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, requested to introduce new evidence in his appeal against President Bola Tinubu, but the Supreme Court denied his request due to jurisdictional issues.
The supreme court insisted that Atiku’s plea could not be approved, calling it nothing more than a lighthearted jest.
The complaint was submitted too late and was unable to establish the cause of the forgery, according to the supreme court.
According to OBASANJONEWS24, Atiku requested permission from the supreme court to submit new evidence of forgery against Tinubu.
He begged the court to investigate the issue because of its consequences for democracy and the constitution.
The academic records of Tinubu, which were sent to him by Chicago State University (CSU) on October 2, were the new proof that Atiku attempted to provide.
Informing the court that the new material was essential to his appeal, the former vice president also stated that the court had the inherent authority to consider and rule on the motion.
The Supreme Court, however, declared that because the constitutionally permitted time limit had passed, it lacked the authority to consider the new information.
The judgement was pending at the time this report was submitted.
