Final Victory: Abuja High Court Strikes Out Certificate Suit Against Buhari

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court Abuja, today, has dismissed two suits seeking the disqualification of General Muhammadu Buhari from the March 28 presidential election. There has been controversy over the academic qualification of Mr. Buhari for the election which he eventually won. Days before the March 28 presidential election, there were concerns Mr. Buhari would be disqualified. The court later adjourned the case to April 22.

There were no fewer than 10 suits seeking Mr. Buhari’s disqualification on different grounds. All the suits were consolidated since they sought the same relief.

In one of the suits, Chukwunweike Okafor sought an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove or delete Mr. Buhari’s name and that of the APC from the list of persons and political parties eligible for the office of President.

In another suit, Max Ozoaka asked the court to disqualify Mr. Buhari on the ground that the INEC Form Cf 001 the APC candidate submitted to INEC was incomplete. He argued that Mr. Buhari failed to accompany the form with all relevant academic credentials.

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