The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.
In the ruling delivered on Friday morning by a five-member panel, the Supreme Court concluded that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which filed the suit, lacked the legal standing to initiate such an action.
The court emphasised that the PDP is not a member of the APC and therefore has no locus standi to bring forth the suit.
The PDP had based its case on allegations that Kashim Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate violated several provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, including sections 29(1), 33, 35, and 84(1)(2).
The opposition party argued that Shettima’s simultaneous candidacy for the position of vice-president and the Borno Central Senatorial seat was in clear violation of the law.
