Why PEPT judgment had our watermark, Tinubu’s legal team explains to Atiku, PDP

The Presidential Legal Team of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained reasons behind the watermark on the widely circulated copies of the judgement of the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal (PEPT).

Recall that there was a controversy surrounding watermark spotted on the circulated copies of the judgement which led Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party to question why copies of the judgment bear the header of the Tinubu Legal Team.

In response to the controversy, TPLT coordinator, Babatunde Ogala on Saturday, September 9, slammed the critics for speculating the watermark was as a result of pre-determined manipulations saying there was nothing untoward to it.

According to Ogala, they watermarked their copy of the judgement after collection from the Court of Appeal before circulating the scanned copies to members of their team.

Ogala explained below:

"Following some mischievous insinuations being made in certain quarters regarding the innocuous water-mark of copies of the consolidated judgment of the Court of Appeal with the inscription -“Tinubu Presidential Legal Team ‘TPLT’”, it has become necessary to offer this clarification.

"The certified true copies issued to us and other parties in the petitions by the registry do not contain the said inscription and any insinuation to the contrary is untrue."

Read the full statement of Tinubu's legal team responding to Atiku and PDP claims here.

Still on the malicious speculations about the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team watermark on PEPC judgment

By Babatunde Ogala

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