I finally had the opportunity to peruse the judgment from the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. With no emotional investment in the outcome of the recent presidential election, given that on critical issues like subsidies for the underprivileged, Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi appear indistinguishable, most of the tribunal’s decision came as no surprise….CONTINUE READING

Considering that the conduct of elections in Nigeria is typically chaotic and marked by inefficiency, mirroring the broader state of affairs in the country, it is reasonable to question the credibility of electoral results.

Furthermore, doubts about the impartiality of the judges responsible for delivering verdicts, including the current one, are equally valid.

This skepticism is amplified by the fact that the initial certified true copies of the judgment that circulated in the public domain bore a header that read “Tinubu Presidential Legal Team.”

In any case, in a column I published on August 29, 2020, titled “Aso Rock Cabal’s Judicial Influence on Election Petitions,” I divulged confidential information shared with me by a high court judge regarding the moral concerns associated with electoral tribunal judgments.

The judge disclosed the existence of a group of judicial figures in Buhari’s Aso Rock who were purportedly involved in crafting election tribunal decisions, a revelation that raised questions about the integrity of the process.