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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) on the 2023 common election, has utilized for go away of the Supreme Courtroom to file what he termed as recent proof.
The movement he filed by way of Atiku’s crew of attorneys led by Chief Chris Uche, SAN.
They mentioned the proof would set up Atiku’s allegation that President Bola Tinubu submitted cast paperwork to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, earlier than the February 25 polls.
The previous Vice President maintained that President Tinubu, by his motion, dedicated a twin offence of forgery and perjury, and due to this fact deserved to be sacked from workplace by the Supreme Courtroom.
Particularly, Atiku, sought the go away of the court docket to tender Tinubu’s educational data which he mentioned had been handed over to him by the Chicago State College, CSU, on October 2, 2023.
In response to the movement, the 32 paged paperwork, had been launched by the CSU on the orders of Decide Nancy Maldonado of the District Courtroom of Illinois, Japanese Division, Illinois, United States of America.
Atiku predicated his movement for go away to file recent proof in opposition to Tinubu, on Order 2, Rule 12(1) of the Supreme Courtroom Guidelines 1985, Part 137(1) of the 1999 Structure, as amended, in addition to the inherent jurisdiction of the apex court docket as encapsulated in part 6(6)(a) of the 1999 Structure.
Although the applying was dated October 5, nonetheless, Atiku’s authorized crew perfected the submitting course of on Friday night time.
The PDP flag-bearer mainly prayed the court docket for an order, granting him go away, “to supply and for the court docket to obtain recent and extra proof by the use of deposition on oath from the Chicago State College to be used on this enchantment to wit: the licensed discovery deposition made by Caleb Westberg on behalf of Chicago State College on October 3, 2023, disclaiming the certificates introduced by the 2nd respondent, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee.”
