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General News of Saturday, 9 September 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigeria judiciary is a total joke, disgrace - Chude Nnamdi reacts to tribunal judgement

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Social media influencer, Chude Nnamdi has described the judicial system in Nigeria as a total joke and disgrace.

His comment comes following the presidential election petition judgment in Abuja on Wednesday, September 6.

At the ruling, the 5-member panel led by Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani affirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election held in February.

The court also dismissed all the petitions of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.

According to the appeal court, the petitioners failed to provide evidence to support their claims.

On the issue of requiring 25% in the Federal Capital Territory, the court ruled that Abuja has no special status and it 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 was dismissed.

Claims that President Tinubu held dual citizenship which does not qualify him to contest for the election was struck out.

The court also ruled out the non-qualification due to the double nomination of Tinubu's running mate, Kashim Shettima and the non-transmission of election results electronically by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Reacting to the tribunal verdict, Nnamdi took to his Twitter page to share a video of a Cameroon TV station analyzing the Nigeria presidential election petition court ruling.

Displeased by the judgment, Chude Nnamdi slammed the judicial system thereby calling it a disgrace.