Should the Presidential Election Tribunal Favours Bola Tinubu?
Nothing can come from nothing is one of the Parmenides’ greatest quotes, emphasizing the fact that reality is unchanging, singular, and eternal. For Nigerians, there was an election, there were violence activities and discrepancy enough to constitutionally cancel the election but, INEC, the only organ legalized to do that didn’t.
Under the watch of Mahmoud Yakubu, INEC moved on to declare Bola Tinubu, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) as the new president. This, however, doesn’t go down well with many others who argue that barely two per cent of the entire 87 million registered voters only bundled him to Aso rock. By this, it is not an election of the majority.
So, by Parmenides’ quote, an election victory unconstitutionally declared led to agitations, agitations lead to legal tussle and from court, protests, which the Department State Service has said it is “violent protests” loom.
DSS has said it will not take it lightly on anyone trying to “discredit the Federal Government and security agencies” over what it called “sundry socio-economic matters.”
In its merely lengthy statement through, Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunaya, DSS said “Intelligence reports have indicated that the plotters include certain politicians who are desperately mobilising unsuspecting student leaders, ethnic based associations, youth and disgruntled groups for the planned action.”
The Service said it has identified “the ring leaders of the plot as well as sustained monitoring around them in order to deter them from plunging the country into anarchy,” but it seems all these are usual propaganda to some of the hopeful protesters.
The DSS warns that those desirous of subverting national security to retrace their steps. “This is more so that it (the Service) will not hesitate to legally come against persons and groups behind the devious plans.
On Wednesday, September 6th, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to deliver judgement on the winner of the 2023 election.
The Court of Appeal Registrar Umar Bangari confirmed this to the newsmen on Monday, saying the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations.
“The Court of Appeal wishes to inform the General Public that judgment in the following petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday 6th September 2023: CA/PEPC/03/2023 between Mr. Peter Gregory Obi & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 3 Ors. CA/PEPC/04/2023 between Allied Peoples Movement VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 4 Ors,” the court registrar said in a statement.
“CA/PEPC/05/2023 between Abubakar Atiku & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 2 Ors. In a bid to promote transparency and openness, these judgments will be televised live by interested Television Stations for the public to follow.”
He, however, said: “Access to the Court premises will be strictly on accreditation. Only accredited individuals, including Counsel and representatives of Political Parties, will be granted access to the courtroom. Interested members of the public are advised to watch proceedings from their television sets. We appeal for the maximum cooperation of the general public to ensure a hitch-free exercise, please”.
The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Judgement is also expected to be delivered by election tribunals in 25 states for governorship, National Assembly, and state assembly election petitions.
The results of the polls announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are being contested in no fewer than 25 states out of the 28 states where elections were conducted.
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