ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- There is palpable tension ahead of the Supreme Court judgment regarding the 25 February presidential election that saw the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
The Supreme Court will today, Friday, decide on Tinubu’s victory over the alleged double nomination by his running mate, Kashim Shettima.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking Tinubu and the Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima’s disqualification over the alleged double nomination, claiming that the act violated the electoral laws.
The appellant anchored its appeal on the claims that the appellate court erred in law when by dismissing its appeal and affirmed the judgment of a trial court which held that the suit was incompetent and lacking in merit.
PDP pointed out that the ruling party breached the law by nominating Shettima as the senatorial candidate for Borno Central and vice-presidential candidate.
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The anticipated ruling, however, is causing some measure of panic among Nigerians.
Tinubu is expected to be inaugurated on 29 May as the next Nigerian president. However, the judgement of the apex court might either make or mar the event.
Speaking ahead of the judgement, Chuks Ibegbu, a public affairs analyst, said the ruling of the Supreme Court should not be a cause for alarm.
He further advised Nigerians not to allow themselves to be used in causing mayhem after the apex court ruling.
On his part also, a chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said well, the Supreme Court is the highest in the land.
He told Daily Post, “There should be no cause for alarm. Whatever decision they take is Supreme. We hope their decision will be the best in the interest of justice and Nigeria.
“I want to advise all Nigerians to be law-abiding. Nobody should allow anybody to use him as a tool for mayhem.
“Politicians must never be allowed to sow the seed of discord on us. We have many things in common, viz- marriage, workplace relationship, religious companionship, etc., and when these politicians finally settle down in office, it’s their wives, children, girlfriends, associates etc they care for and their bottomless pockets.”