Court fixes May 26 judgment in Jonathan 2027 eligibility suit

The Federal High Court successful Abuja has fixed May 26, 2026, for judgement successful a suit challenging the eligibility of erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan to contention the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Justice Peter Lifu announced the day connected Monday aft each parties adopted their last written addresses successful the matter.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, was instituted by an Abuja-based lawyer seeking the court’s mentation of law provisions connected statesmanlike tenure limits and a determination of whether Jonathan remains qualified to tally for bureau again.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Jonathan some urged the tribunal to disregard the lawsuit and grant important costs to the plaintiff. They besides opposed a question seeking the recusal of the justice connected grounds of alleged bias.

The cardinal contented earlier the tribunal is the mentation of Sections 1(1), (2) and (3), arsenic good arsenic Section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), peculiarly whether Jonathan is eligible “under immoderate circumstances whatsoever” to contention the presidency.

The plaintiff is besides seeking a perpetual injunction restraining Jonathan from presenting himself for information by immoderate governmental enactment for the 2027 predetermination and beyond, arsenic good arsenic an bid stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission from accepting oregon publishing his sanction arsenic a candidate.

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