Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 General Election, has shed light on why the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) are expected to lose their case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Adebayo took to his Twitter account to express his views on the matter.
He mentioned that while the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, his former running mate Peter Obi, and the Labour Party had presented their arguments before the Election Tribunal, he believed their efforts added little substance to the cause of justice. According to Adebayo, their case suffered from non-issues, a lack of evidence, and an anticipated loss even if the defense from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was weak or nonexistent.
He wrote:
As @atiku @OfficialPDPNig @PeterObi @NgLabour closed at Election Tribunal, it is fair to say that they have added new points to our jurisprudence but nothing to the course of justice: (a) non-issues (b)no evidence and (c) sure to lose even with a weak or no defence by @inecnigeria.
Does the inevitable dismissal of these petitions mean the end of the duty incumbent on the Nigerian political class to reach a solid consensus that the electorate of Nigeria deserves a clean, clear and credible election devoid of trauma and angst? I don’t think so. We must meet.
