An Abuja Federal High Court has finally fixed September 7 to hear a suit which would be seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu from participating in the 2023 elections due to some allegations of certificate forgery.
Four APC chieftains had approached the court and sought Tinubu’s disqualification from the presidential election because he allegedly submitted false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
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In a 33-paragraph affidavit in support of the suit deposed to by one Ibiang Miko Ibiang, the plaintiffs said Tinubu lied in an affidavit presented to INEC in 1999 in which he claimed to have attended St Paul Aroloya Children Home School, Ibadan -1958-64, and Government College, Ibadan -1965-68.
Ruling on an ex-parte application, the judge, Ahmed Mohammed, granted an order for substituted service on Tinubu.
The plaintiffs’ counsel, Goddy Uche informed the court that substituted service has become necessary because all attempts to serve the presidential candidate proved abortive.
The court ordered that court processes should be served on the national secretariat of the APC and that such service shall be deemed as having been properly served on Tinubu.
He adjourned the case to September 7 for a hearing.
In another report, Festus Keyamo who is a Nigerian minister and the campaign spokesman for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is the flag bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that Tinubu prepared to improve on President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacies.
Festus Keyamo, the campaign spokesman had also noted this in a series of tweets on Saturday.
His tweet comes shortly after describing an online newspaper, People’s Gazette, as a “purveyor of fake news”.
It read; “To put purveyors of fake headlines out of business, this is our position: (a) There are areas where PMB’s Govt has done exceedingly well: infrastructure, rail, agriculture, etc. Our @officialABAT will continue with those revolutionary strides, but also seek to improve on them”.
“(b) There are areas of security challenges that have improved significantly, e.g. farmers-herders clashes, North-East insurgency, etc; @officialABAT will review these situations & employ additional strategies to maintain the momentum & consolidate the gains achieved in these areas”.
“(c) As for new areas of security challenges, e.g. banditry and kidnappings in the N/West, @officialABAT is prepared to employ additional tools and tactics to complement the present work in progress in order to totally eradicate them if Nigerians graciously give him their mandate”.