APM Withdraw Appeal Against Tinubu Victory At Supreme Court

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has decided to retract its appeal, which it initially filed at the Supreme Court, seeking to invalidate President Bola Tinubu’s election victory.

The party, through its team of lawyers led by Mr. Chukwuma Machukwu Ume, SAN, withdrew the matter shortly after it was called up for hearing.

A seven-member panel at the apex court, presided over by Justice Inyang Okoro, expressed disapproval of the party’s appeal, deeming it groundless.

The panel questioned the purpose of the APM’s appeal and raised concerns that such appeals contribute to the excessive workload of the apex court.

APM said the appeal would amount to a total waste of time and an academic exercise since the party only wanted the apex court to “state the law.”

“If we are idle, then maybe we will state the law. If there is nothing for you to gain from an appeal, you don’t just come to court for interpretation.

“If for instance, you win a case, there must be something to be gained from the victory. We have read your appeal, there is absolutely nothing in it.

“You are not asking for your candidate to be declared winner or anything of such, all you want is for the President to be removed.

“If we remove the President, then what next? There are two other appeals here that are asking for something substantial,” Justice Okoro fumed.

Earlier in the proceedings, Justice Emmanuel Agim, a panel member, noted that the issues raised by the APM in its appeal had already been resolved by the Supreme Court.

“We are not bound to hear every appeal. What you are asking us is to overrule ourselves. Did you not read our decision on the issue of double nomination,” Justice Agim queried APM’s lawyer.

Following the position of the panel on the matter, Mr. Machukwu Ume, SAN, withdrew the appeal and it was accordingly struck out.

The party had in its 10-ground of appeal, maintained its position that Tinubu was not eligible to participate in the presidential poll that held on February 25.

It argued that Tinubu’s running mate and Vice President, Kashim Shettima, was nominated twice for different positions by the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the 2023 general elections.

Kanyi Daily recalls that the Atiku Media Team had called upon  Bola Tinubu and his team to address the controversies surrounding his life, emphasizing the need to maintain Nigeria’s image.