The Supreme Court on Friday explained its reasons for its October 30, 2019 judgment, which dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ag
ainst the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election.
The lead judgment was prepared by the CJN, who was absent from Friday’s proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Justice John Okoro on his behalf. “I am well guided by the Constitution that by virtue of Section 318 of the Constitution that attendance of a secondary school without the actual possession of the certificate would suffice. My job is not to question the rationale but to determine the issues and make a pronouncement on them,” the CJN ruled.
It noted that the appellants’ allegation of non-compliance of the conduct of the election with the Electoral Act, could only be proved by the evidence of polling unit agents who witnessed the alleged irregularities at the polling units.
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