Alleged forged NYSC certificate: INEC rejects Atiku’s move to amend suit against Tinubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has objected to the supplication by Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress to amend the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress, APC, from the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Atiku, the statesmanlike campaigner of African Democratic Congress, ADC, and his party, filed the suit successful the Federal High Court successful Abuja, questioning President Tinubu’s National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, discharge certificate submitted to INEC by APC.

The plaintiffs Atiku and ADC, successful the suit, urged Justice Inyang Ekwo to disqualify President Tinubu and APC from contesting successful the 2027 statesmanlike predetermination implicit alleged submission of forged National Youth Service Corps, NYSC discharge certificate to INEC.

The plaintiffs, who sued the president and APC arsenic 1st and 2nd defendants, besides joined INEC arsenic 3rd suspect successful the originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026.

They prayed the tribunal to compel INEC to region Tinubu and APC’s names from the database of candidates and parties for the statesmanlike poll.

But INEC, successful its preliminary objection filed connected Sept. 7 by its l...