Full Text: Tribunal verdict that affirmed Tinubu winner of 2023 polls

Tribunal affirms President Tinubu as winner

The presidential election petition Tribunal on Wednesday, September 6, upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 February election.

The five-member panel led by Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani dismissed all the petitions filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The court ruled that the petitioners failed to provide enough evidence to prove their case. Some of the petitions dismissed include; the 25% requirement; the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is like any other state.

Allegation that President Tinubu forfeiting the sum of $460,000 in proceeds from drug trafficking as well as the alleged forgery of his certificate from the Chicago State University in Illinois.

And that President Tinubu held dual citizenship which does not qualify him to contest for the election.

Also, non-qualification due to the double nomination of his running mate, Kashim Shettima and the non-transmission of election results electronically by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Despite the Appeal Court ruling, the oppositions have announced plans to head to the Supreme Court to appeal the judgment.

Read the full text of the judgment below;