President Bola Tinubu’s attorneys have stated that the documents to be obtained by Atiku Abubakar at the United States (US)court will be useless for his appeal at the Supreme Court.
Oluwole Afolabi, one of Tinubu’s attorneys, explained via a WhatsApp voice note, stressing the implications of Judge Nancy Maldonado’s ruling.
Maldonado ordered the Chicago State University to release the President’s academic credentials by Monday, with a warning that any further appeal would be rejected.
Atiku intended to present Tinubu’s academic records at the Supreme Court to prove that the President’s certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was fake and that he was ineligible to contest the election.
Afolabi said:
“The Electoral Act does not allow for the introduction of new evidence on appeal. A party must provide a list of the documents he intends to rely on at the time his Petition is filed.
“A party cannot spring surprise on his adversary by introducing evidence that was not filed along with the petition.”
Also, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Tinubu’s personal lawyer, Babatunde Ogala said:
“The headless mob is masturbating over nothing. The documents can no longer be used. It is of no value. We have passed that stage.
“One is whether President Tinubu attended Chicago State University. The answer is yes. Second, what were his grades in school? The school had already provided that.”
