ABUJA- Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pledged to petition the Supreme Court to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s victory.
President Tinubu was declared the legitimate victor of the February 25 presidential election by the Presidential Election Petition Court, according to Atiku, who expressed his displeasure with the decision.
Speaking through his team of attorneys under the direction of Chief Chris Uche, SAN, the PDP candidate claimed that the court had merely granted him a judgment and not justice.
“Justice has not been served, despite the recent delivery of judgment. We are fortunate to have the right to appeal under the Constitution.
The court of first instance is located here. You know, this is a fight not just for our client but also for the Constitution of this nation, for the rule of law, and for democracy. We still have the option to appeal to the Supreme Court.
“We were hoping for a result that would be better and stimulate the use of technology to improve election administration, transparency, and accountability so that Nigerians would believe in democracy.
“So that Nigerians can turn out in large numbers to vote, like they did. We do not want Nigerians to lose hope.
We strongly feel that the Supreme Court will have the chance to evaluate a number of things that have been expressed here today when we get there. “There are some elements and principles of law that we know we need to study.
“Our client has given us the go-ahead to visit the Supreme Court. Therefore, we have requested the records. For the verdict, we have requested. Due to the short amount of time we have to move this along, we will apply for the transmission of the records.
The struggle goes on, and as the saying goes, it won’t be finished until it’s over, said Atiku’s attorney.
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