ABUJA – With slightly 17 days to the scheduled swearing in of the President-choose, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, 5 citizens of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, have approached the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court for an order to halt the ceremony
The plaintiffs, withinside the healthy marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023, implemented for an order, restraining the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, another judicial officer and/or another authority or individual from swearing in any candidate withinside the February 25 presidential election as President or Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, till it’s far judicially decided with finality or according with the provisions of the Constitution that such candidate has fulfilled the requirement of Section 134(2) (b) of the Constitution.
They in addition need a statement that, “the plaintiffs and different FCT citizens have a criminal hobby and constitutional rights to be heard at the query of whether or not a President-go with have to stable at the least 25% of votes forged, on the primary ballot, withinside the FCT, Abuja.”
“A announcement that no country of the usa is on the equal time the FCT for any endorse whatsoever, including, in particular, beneathneath phase 134 (2) (b) of the Constitution.
“A statement that no candidate withinside the February 25 presidential election withinside the united states may also validly be declared elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with out that candidate acquiring at the least 25% of the votes forged withinside the FCT, Abuja.
“A announcement that following the February 25 presidential election and till a successor is decided according with the provisions of the Constitution and sworn in, the time period of workplace of his Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCON, as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria subsists and endures according with the provisions of segment 135 (1) (a) of the Constitution”.
As properly as, “An order putting apart or postponing any statement and/or issuance of a Certificate of a Return to any candidate withinside the February 25 presidential election withinside the country as having been elected, store and besides it’s far judicially decided with finality that such candidate fulfilled the situations said in segment 134(2) (b) of the Constitution.
The 5 plaintiffs at the back of the fit, who recognized themselves as “registered electorate of the FCT, Abuja are; Anyaegbunam Okoye, David Adzer, Jeffery Ucheh, Osang Paul and Chibuike Nwachukwu.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and the CJN had been noted withinside the depend as 1st and 2d defendants, respectively.
