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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>An appeals court in Nigeria rejected two out of the three petitions Wednesday challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu\u2019s victory in the February election, with the last petition still under deliberation in a case that has put Africa\u2019s most populous country on edge.<\/b><\/p>\n

Three opposing parties challenged the election results which they said was illegally announced and argued that Tinubu was not qualified to run for president because he was a citizen of Guinea and allegedly did not have the required academic credentials. The opposition has hinted at possible protests if the court rules in his favor.<\/p>\n

In the Court of Appeal in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, a five-member justice panel ruled that the third-place finisher Peter Obi and his Labour Party were not able to prove his claims that the Nigerian election commission did not follow due process in announcing the results of the vote nor that the voting was marred by irregularities and that he \u2014 not Tinubu \u2014 won the election with a majority of votes.<\/p>\n

The court also rejected witness statements called by Obi, saying they were \u201cincompetent\u201d and ruled that he failed to prove his claim that Tinubu was once indicted on drug charges in the United States, thereby disqualifying him from running for president.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is clearly evident that the petitioners have failed to discharge the burden of proof placed on them by law,\u201d said Haruna Tsammani, head of the panel. \u201cThey have not been able to leave any cogent, credible and acceptable evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also rejected a petition by the Allied Peoples Movement which sought to nullify Tinubu\u2019s victory on the ground that his running mate \u2014 Vice President Kashim Shettima\u2014 was not legally nominated to contest. It said Shettima met the minimum constitutional provisions allowing him to run.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere the constitution has qualified a candidate to contest an election, no other law except the constitution can disqualify him,\u201d Tsammani said.<\/p>\n

Tinubu, who is currently attending the G20 summit in India, has denied all the allegations.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. An appeals court in Nigeria rejected two out of the three petitions Wednesday challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu\u2019s victory in the February election, with the last petition still under deliberation in a case that has put Africa\u2019s most populous country on edge. 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