ABUJA- Dispute over the outcome of the February 23 presidential election assumed a new dimension on Tuesday, as the Hope Democratic Party, HDP, applied for a court order to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from being sworn-in for a second term on May 29.
Specifically, two principal prayers in the motion on notice dated May 9, read: “An order of this honourable court restraining the 1st respondent herein from presenting himself on May 29, 2019 or any other date for swearing in or inauguration ceremony or taking the oath of allegiance or office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, pending the determination of this Petition and the question as to whether he has been validly elected as challenged and pending before the court”.
“The law is settled that once the question of the validity of Election of any person is challenged as to whether he is validly Elected or not, the person is not competent to take office or assume the seat of power. See section 139 and 239 of the 1999 constitution, Nwobodo Vs. Onoh ,1 Sc p.97, and also Collins Obih V Sam Mbakwe 1SCNLR 192, 202 and 203.
The petitioners alleged that INEC “self-sabotaged” itself and shifted the election, thereby, “giving way for the people’s controlled affirmative Referendum Election validating the 1st Petitioner endorsed 50 million majority votes threat”. “That the 1st Respondent will suffer no prejudice, damage or irreparable loss if he is not sworn in until the conclusion of the petition before this honourable court.
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