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Musings on the PEC’s verdict

, I was not surprised that the Presidential Election Court dismissed their challenge to President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the March 2019 election for lack of merit, or that all five justices of the court concurred in the ruling.

Atiku’s case rested crucially, first, on the existence of a server controlled by the Independent National Electoral Commission , to which the authentic election returns from the field were posted directly. While the PEC was grappling with claim and counterclaim, Atiku filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court seeking to compel INEC to produce the alleged server. The Supreme Court held that the existence or otherwise of the server was a substantive issue before another court, and that asking INEC to produce it would be prejudicial to the outcome of that other case.

Atiku’s case also rested, secondly, on proving that Muhammadu Buhari did not possess the minimum educational qualification for the office of president. He should not have been allowed to run as a candidate in the first place. Too bad he was allowed to run, but the lapse could be remedied by disqualifying Buhari after the fact, Atiku’s team contended.

 

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