Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the past minister of state for education, and a group called Incorporated Trustees of Rights for All International have petitioned a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order recognising Nwajiuba as the legitimate APC presidential candidate (APC).
Additionally, they requested that the court nullify the votes received by Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, and Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s candidate.
Nwajiuba, who accused the APC presidential candidate of buying votes with money, put 26 issues before the court for review.
He specifically requested that the court rule on whether Articles 11(A), 12(1), and 13(1) of the APC constitution were violated by the delegate composition.
The former minister urged the court to determine if the composition of the delegates at the PDP primary does not contravene Section 33(1) and (5) (c) of the constitution of the party.
He prayed the court to determine whether having regard to the clear unambiguous and express provisions and tenor of Sections 6(6) (A) (B) and (C) read alongside Section 15(5) of the 1999 Constitution, the court has the inherent judicial powers to nullify, cancel, and declare as illegal the presidential primaries of the APC and the PDP.
Nwajiuba asked the court to determine that all the votes cast in favour of Tinubu and Atiku at the special national conventions of the APC and PDP were illegal, null, void, and of no effect whatsoever on the grounds of corruption and selling of delegates’ votes and voter inducement.
Lastly, he prayed the court to decide that having regard to the express provisions of paragraphs 1 and 8 of the 5th schedule of the 1999 Constitution, the alleged corrupt conducts of Tinubu and Atiku in buying votes and inducing delegates with dollars and naira to secure their votes at the special national convention, disqualify them from further seeking, contesting, and holding the office of the President.