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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Supreme Court has dismissed the motion by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the February 2023 presidential election seeking leave of the court to file fresh evidence in his appeal against the victory of President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n

Ruling on the motion, Justice John Okoro held that a clinical look at the issues formulated by all the parties is the argument of whether the court, as presently constituted, has the power to grant the motion.<\/p>\n

Okoro held that out of the seven issues distilled by Atiku for determination, none related or covered forgery, which the appellant seeks to bring in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Constitution does not permit that, and this court has no jurisdiction to grant the filing of fresh evidence that was not pleaded at the PEPC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court noted that Atiku did not deem it fit to file for an amendment of his pleadings and for an extension of time since the 180 days allowed by the Constitution had elapsed since September 17, 2023.<\/p>\n

Atiku had, in the motion dated Oct. 5, pleaded with the apex court to grant him leave to bring in additional evidence by way of depositions on oath from the Chicago State University for use in his appeal to wit: the certified discovery deposition made by Caleb Westberg on behalf of Chicago State University on October 3, 2023, disclaiming the certificate presented by the 2nd respondent, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Independent National Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

The 32-page deposition was 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.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Supreme Court has dismissed the motion by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in the February 2023 presidential election seeking leave of the court to file fresh evidence in his appeal against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. 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