The Supreme Court has withheld judgment in the appeal lodged by Atiku Abubakar, contesting the election of President Bola Tinubu.
A seven-member panel of the apex court held off on delivering judgment after the parties involved in the appeal presented their respective briefs of arguments on Monday.
Atiku and the PDP had filed a petition challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
Nevertheless, the presidential election petition tribunal found on September 6 that Atiku failed to substantiate all the claims in his petition.
Dissatisfied, the PDP candidate filed an appeal before the Supreme Court on September 18.
In a notice of appeal consisting of 35 grounds, the appellants contended that the tribunal’s findings were riddled with “grave errors and gross misrepresentation,” which resulted in a miscarriage of justice.
In a separate application, Atiku is seeking the court’s permission to introduce fresh evidence against Tinubu.
Atiku had claimed that Tinubu’s academic records contained inconsistencies and forgeries.
During Monday’s court session, Chris Uche, the counsel for Atiku and the PDP, argued that the issue related to Tinubu’s certificate is a “weighty, grave, and constitutional” matter that the Supreme Court should accept as fresh evidence against President Tinubu.
