Atiku seeks court approval to amend suit against Tinubu, APC

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, person asked the Federal High Court successful Abuja for support to amend their suit challenging President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, up of the 2027 statesmanlike election.

The plaintiffs are seeking to disqualify Tinubu and the APC from participating successful the predetermination implicit an allegation that a forged National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, discharge certificate was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026, besides has INEC arsenic the 3rd defendant.

In a question filed earlier Justice Inyang Ekwo, Atiku and the ADC asked the tribunal to assistance them permission to amend their originating summons and deem the amended processes arsenic decently filed.

They said the amendment became indispensable aft they discovered errors successful the nomenclature of immoderate INEC forms attached to their affidavit, which were referred to arsenic Form CF001 alternatively of Form EC9A.

The plaintiffs besides said they needed to acceptable retired the particulars of the alleged fraud much specifically, see Atiku’s written deposition and connect clearer copies ...