Supreme Court Dismisses Peter Obi’s Appeal To Nullify Tinubu’s Election

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party, to nullify President Bola Tinubu’s election, deeming it without merit.

In a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, the apex court ruled that Mr. Obi’s appeal deserved dismissal.

Justice Inyang Okoro, delivering the lead judgment, said that the court found the issues raised by Mr. Obi in his case to have already been addressed in a separate appeal filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

The court held that it had earlier decided the issue on May 26, in an appeal marked: SC/CV/501/2023.

“This court cannot allow the matter to be relitigated in this court. There must be an end to litigation. This matter ought not to have come here.

“The appeal lacks merit and it is accordingly dismissed,” the apex court held.

Kanyi Daily recalls that the Supreme Court had upheld the tribunal’s decision to dismiss Atiku Abubakar’s witnesses who testified about election manipulation.