Supreme Court Won't Accept Any Document Atiku Gets From U.S - Tinubu's Lawyers
President Bola Tinubu's attorneys on Sunday said documents to be obtained by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, at the United States court will be useless for his appeal at the Supreme Court.
One of President Bola Tinubu's attorneys, Oluwole Afolabi, disclosed this in a WhatsApp voice note explaining the implication of the ruling by Judge Nancy Maldonado.
According to an article, Ms. Maldonado had instructed Chicago State University to provide the president's academic credentials by Monday and had issued a warning to the defendant not to file another appeal because it would be denied.
In order to show that the president's certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission was a forgery and that he is not qualified to run for office in the first place, the former vice president plans to present Mr. Tinubu's academic records at the Supreme Court.
Mr Afolabi said, "The Electoral Act does not allow for the introduction of new evidence on appeal. A party must provide a list of the documents he intends to rely on at the time his Petition is filed."
He added, "A party cannot spring surprise on his adversary by introducing evidence that was not filed along with the petition."
Babatunde Ogala, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Mr. Tinubu's personal attorney, also expressed a similar viewpoint, adding, "The headless mob is masturbating over nothing. The documents can no longer be used. It is of no value. We have passed that stage."
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