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The identities of Supreme Court Justices that will 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 have been unveiled.
The justices will also take a decision on double nomination of Tinubu’s running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
Recall that justice Omotosho on Tuesday 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 Flfederal republic of Nigeria.
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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.
News Band reports that 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.
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