The presidential campaign council of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has renewed the hope for a presidential election run-off despite the declaration of the president elect Senator Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
As it stands today, the presidential candidate would be inaugurated as the new president on May 29, 2023.
The presidential campaign spokesperson of the PDP, Daniel Bwala revealed a post through his Twitter handle on Friday April 7 that there would be a re-run if the presidential election tribunal can uphold 25% votes in the Federal Capital Territory FCT.
He tweeted: “I agree perfectly with the postulation of the legal luminary Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, who suggested that since section 134 of the constitution is purely a matter of law and interpretation, the Presidential Tribunal can decide that question before May 29.
“Because the facts are not disputed that Tinubu didn’t get the 25 per cent of the votes in the FCT, hence a need to interpret whether the requirement for 25 per cent of the FCT is sacrosanct and if the court holds that the requirement is sacrosanct, then there will be no need to decide other issues in the petition which takes hearing to 180 days; they would simply order a runoff. It is as simple as ABC, and that can be decided before May 29.
“They said the court is not only the court of law but also the court of public policy, hence the need to act because it will be in the interest of public policy to address the tension in the country.”
The Informant247 recalls that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party LP, Peter Obi, have challenged the success of the president elect Senator Bola Tinubu in the court.
The Informant247 recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election.
According to INEC, Tinubu came victorious with 8.8 million votes.
The presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar came second with 6.9 million votes, while Peter Obi, had 6.1 million votes.
