A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed another case, the eighth of its kind seeking the disqualification of the foremost presidential candidate in the country and revered national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Presiding over the lawsuit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/ 1094/ 2022 filed by Menuma Suleiman and 3 others against the Independent National Electoral Commission, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Assembly and Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice, Justice A.R Mohammed struck it out for being a misjoinder of causes of action.
He further held that the Plaintiffs lacked the locus standi to institute the suit having not participated in the presidential primaries complained of.
Suleiman had urged the court to disqualify Tinubu from contesting for the nation’s No. 1 seat, claiming he presented a forged certificate.
Recall that Theliberationews reported on Friday that a lawsuit – FHC/ABJ/CS/ 1114/ 2022 filed by former Minister of State for Education Emeka Nwajuba, was also dismissed by a federal high court in Abuja presided over by Justice Abubakar for being statute barred having filed more than 70 days from the occurrence of the purported cause of action.
Nwajuba had prayed the court to disqualify Tinubu for failing to provide his secondary school certificate. He also said the APC candidate failed to provide the source of the N100m he paid for the APC nomination form.
