The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Supreme Court to admit fresh documents against President Bola Tinubu. At the court, his lead counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, emphasized the gravity and constitutional nature of the matter. Uche urged the court to grant their request and admit the fresh evidence of Tinubu’s academic records from CSU, presented by Atiku. He stressed the need for the Supreme Court to thoroughly examine Tinubu’s records without technicalities.
However, INEC’s lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, called for the dismissal of Atiku’s application to present Tinubu’s academic records. Tinubu’s lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, argued that INEC should have been a party in the US deposition proceedings. Olanipekun noted that the CSU depositions remain dormant until the deponent testifies in court, indicating that Atiku cannot introduce fresh evidence at the Supreme Court. The disagreement between the parties highlights the complexity of the case.
