President Tinubu, VP Shettima Shows 18 Exhibits Against Peter Obi’s Qualification

July 5, 2023 admin Political News 0

President Tinubu, VP Shettima Shows 18 Exhibits Against Peter Obi’s Qualification

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima submitted 18 pieces of evidence to the Presidential Election Petition Court in an attempt to evade the disqualification appeal made by the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi, who was their candidate in the February election.

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Within less than 24 hours, Tinubu once again furnished the court with his documentation from Chicago State University, while Shettima presented his official notification of withdrawal from the Borno South Senatorial race after being selected as the Vice Presidential candidate.

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Tinubu and Shetima presented the evidence in court to refute accusations of being ineligible to run for the presidential election in 2023.

Under the representation of their esteemed counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, Tinubu individually submitted a letter dated February 3, 2003, signed by Tafa Balogun, a former Inspector General of Police.

This letter urged the Embassy of the United States of America in Nigeria to provide the court with the criminal records of Bola Tinubu.

During the proceedings on Wednesday, as they commenced their defense against the combined petition by the LP and Obi, Tinubu submitted an additional letter from the US Embassy. In response to the Police letter, this correspondence stated that there were no existing criminal records for Tinubu.

Although the INEC and the APC did not oppose the submission and acceptance of these documents as evidence, the PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, strongly objected to their admission.

Nevertheless, despite the strong opposition from the PDP and Atiku, the court allowed the documents to be admitted as evidence.

These exhibits would be utilized to establish whether the President indeed attended Chicago State University and to ascertain if he had been convicted of any drug-related offenses in the United States, as alleged by Obi and his political party.

Obi and LP based their joint petition, aimed at invalidating Tinubu’s election, on various grounds, including the claim that he lacked the necessary educational qualifications and had been convicted of drug-related offenses by a US court, among other allegations.

The court had previously accepted comparable evidence on Tuesday, albeit in a distinct petition filed by Atiku and the PDP, who also sought to remove Tinubu from the Presidency on similar grounds.

In addition to presenting records on his educational background and the lack of criminal convictions, Tinubu submitted numerous US visas to substantiate his frequent visits to America, along with clearances obtained from the Nigeria Immigration Service. Meanwhile, the defense has concluded its presentation of witnesses.