Tinubu’s victory can’t be annulled over non-electronic transmission of election results – Supreme Court
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) inability to electronically transmit election results had no bearing on the result and could not be grounds for declaring the results of the presidential election to be void.
The statement was made by Justice John Okoro in a lead ruling on the appeals of former vice president and PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, as well as Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, who were attempting to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s election on February 25.
Okoro also brushed aside the issue of Abuja’s 25% mandate, calling it irrelevant.
The judgment was pending at the time this report was submitted.
In the October 5 motion, Atiku begged the Supreme Court to allow him to introduce further evidence in the form of sworn depositions from Chicago State University for use in his appeal. Specifically, he requested access to the certified discovery deposition given on October 3, 2023, by Caleb Westberg on behalf of Chicago State University, which disavowed the certificate that Tinubu, the second respondent, had presented to the INEC.
Judge Nancy Maldonado of the District Court of Illinois, Eastern Division, Illinois, United States of America, issued the order for Atiku to receive the 32-page deposition.
