A message of hope has been sent to opponents of president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The message was sent by Chris Uche, a lawyer to Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president.
According to him, the inauguration of the president-elect Bola Tinubu won’t affect the petitions at the election tribunal.
Politics Nigeria reports that Tinubu will be sworn in on May 29.
His victory is being challenged in court by Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
There have been demands by some Nigerians that Tinubu should not be sworn in before the conclusion of the election tribunal.
However, Uche said Tinubu’s swearing-in won’t in any way tie the hands of the court”.
He said:
“I have been asked about May 29. I want to assure people that swearing in is only a ceremony that does not in any way tie the hands of the court.
“The taking of oath binds the person who takes the oath and not the court
“The court has given you its timelines for parties to present their case. We are happy that with the development, the petitions will be expeditiously determined.”
