PDP Optimistic Of Victory At Supreme Court

Ahead of the Supreme Court judgment, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed confidence that it will win at the Supreme Court.

The party expressed its confidence as the Supreme Court will today commence hearing in a motion filed by former vice president and candidate of the PDP in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, seeking leave of court to bring additional evidence to prove that President Bola Tinubu submitted forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the purpose of the election.

The documents sought to be tendered by Atiku are the academic records of Tinubu, which were released to him by the Chicago State University on Monday, October 2, 2023.

The 32-page documents were released to the former vice president on the orders of Judge Nancy Maldonado of the District Court of Illinois, Eastern Division, Illinois, United States of America.

The US court had ordered the CSU to release the said documents to Atiku despite Tinubu’s objection because the court was convinced that it would help Atiku establish his allegation of forgery and lying on oath against Tinubu.

The PDP is confident that guided by the provisions of the law, the body of evidence, circumstances and facts presented before it, the apex court will deliver justice in the matter.

The PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, believes that the issues of the February 2023 presidential election; the barefaced violation of rules and the laws, the brazen manipulations and falsifications in perversion of the electoral process have put democracy in a precarious situation.

“Nigerians and indeed the whole world look forward to the Supreme Court for justice in the hope that the court will apply the laws, including the express provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), the Electoral Act, 2022 and INEC guidelines and regulations in delivering substantial justice in the matter.

“The earnest expectation of Nigerians and lovers of democracy across the world is that the Supreme Court will use this case to firmly validate the maxim that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man.

“Nigerians are therefore optimistic in hoping that the Supreme Court will dispense substantial justice according to law and fact in the appeal.”