Court to deliver judgement on suit seeking to sack Tinubu as president
The Supreme Court will on Monday, December 16 hear a case challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu’s presidency.
The suit, filed by Ambrose Albert Owuru, a former presidential candidate, seeks to sack Tinubu from office, over his alleged disqualification from holding the position.
Owuru, who ran for president in 2019 under the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), claimed that he was the rightful winner of the 2019 election.
He alleged that his victory was invalidated when former President Muhammadu Buhari held the office for eight years.
Owuru’s legal action points to a mix-up in the hearing dates of a previous case he filed, which he says prevented the proper hearing of his claims.
The new suit now targets Tinubu on the grounds of alleged involvement in a drug-related offense, including forfeiting $460,000 to the United States.
Owuru also accused Tinubu of being an agent of the CIA, which he argued makes him ineligible to be president.
If successful, Owuru is requesting the court to declare him the true winner of the 2019 election and demand his immediate inauguration.
The Supreme Court has set the date for hearing the motions related to the case.
Tinubu has been notified through the Attorney General’s office, with Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, likely to represent him.
