By Seun Opejobi An Abuja Federal High Court has fixed September 7 to hear a suit seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress...
By Seun Opejobi
An Abuja Federal High Court has fixed September 7 to hear a
suit seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential
candidate, Bola Tinubu from participating in the 2023 elections.
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.
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.
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