Supreme Court announces date to deliver judgment on Atiku, Obi’s appeals against Tinubu

The Supreme Court has fixed a date for the judgment on the appeals by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against President Bola Tinubu.

As reported by The Punch, the Supreme Court’s Director of Information, Dr. Festus Akande, in a telephone call on Wednesday, October 25 disclosed that the judgment on the appeals had been scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday), October 26.

He said: “Tomorrow, Thursday, has been fixed for the judgment on the appeals brought by Atiku and Peter Obi.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Supreme Court commented on the alleged certificate forgery of Chicago State University (CSU) levelled against Tinubu.

The Chairman of the panel, Justice John Okoro, said Atiku must prove the alleged certificate forgery beyond a reasonable doubt.

Justice Okoro described the matter as criminal in nature, stating that there were two conflicting letters from CSU - one of the letters authenticated the President’s certificate and the other discredited it.