WED, MAY 24 2023-theGBJournal |Barring last minute changes, a Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja will on Friday rule on allegations of perjury filed against President-elect, Bola Tinubu by concerned Nigerians to determine whether the APC flag bearer should be Sworn-in or not,according to NewsBand report.
This is coming as the Supreme court will also take a decision on double nomination of Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima.
Justice Omotosho yesterday granted an order of substituted service on Tinubu after listening to the motion for interim injunction to stop Tinubu from being sworn-in as President of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
At the hearing, the Court requested that Plaintiffs’ counsel address the Court on Locus Standi of the Plaintiffs’ and Jurisdiction which the Plaintiffs’ Counsel did.
The Court eventually adjourned the Matter to Friday for hearing and ordered that Hearing Notices and all Processes be served on the Defendants with immediate effect.
It will be recalled that the Concerned Nigerians had in a motion ex-parte filed last week alongside the suit marked FHC/ABJ/C5/567/2023 alleged that Tinubu, who was declared President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), lied on oath about his possession of a Guinean Passport. Tinubu was also accused of lying about his educational qualifications and uttering forged educational credentials.
The concerned Nigerians who filed the suit are Praise Ilemona Isaiah, Pastor Paul Isaac Audu and Dr Anongu Moses.
The defendants are the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, Attorney-General of the Federation, Director-General of the Department of State Service, Inspector General of Police, and Independent National Electoral Commission.
The concerned Nigerians are seeking an order of the court to nullify Tinubu’s candidacy in the February 25 presidential election.
They are also seeking an order restraining President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from swearing-in Tinubu.
The litigants are making the following demands:
“A DECLARATION that the deliberate, wilful and false information deposed to by the 2nd defendant in FORM EC9 of the 7th defendant wherein he stated that he is a not a citizen of another country apart from Nigeria, contrary to the fact that he is also a citizen of The Republic of Guinea, is a criminal offense capable of preventing the 2nd defendant from being sworn in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“AN ORDER of this Honourable Court nullifying the candidacy of the 2nd defendant as fielded by the 3rd defendant as its political party flag bearer for the presidential election of the 25th of February 2023.
“AN ORDER of this Honourable Court restraining the 1st defendant from allowing the swearing in of the 2nd defendant as President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and directing the 1st defendant to ensure by all the powers within his disposal that the 2nd defendant is not sworn in, into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for wilfully, deceptively and deliberately misleading the 7th defendant and telling lies on oath.
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