Buhari’s former minister has asked court to disqualify Tinubu, Atiku
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the former minister of state for education, has petitioned the Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidates, respectively, as the 2023 election draws near.
According to Nwajiuba, the delegates to the PDP and APC primaries in May and June, respectively, sold their votes. This is the basis for his demand.
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The ex-minister specifically urged the court to decide whether the delegation’s makeup broke APC Constitutional Articles 11(A), 12(1), and 13(1).
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The ex-minister further requested the court to decide if Sections 33(1) and (5)(c) of the PDP constitution were broken by the composition of the delegates at the party’s primary.
Nwajiuba, an Imo State native, received one vote in the APC primaries. Before the APC presidential primaries, he gave up his post as minister of state for education.
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