The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for claiming that Bola Tinubu, its presidential contender for 2023, is ineligible.
In a press conference last week, PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba warned that Tinubu might be impacted by the court decision that invalidated Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s bid for reelection in Osun State.
Recall that Oyetola’s nomination as the APC’s candidate for governor in the July 16, 2022 election had been quashed by a Federal High Court.
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Because Governor Mai Mala Buni submitted Oyetola and his deputy’s names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in violation of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 82(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.
PDP also asked Tinubu to address the problems surrounding his academic background and other issues.
In response to Ologunagba’s assertion, the APC demanded that the PDP official seek explanation.
The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in reaction said, “I am confident that the decision will not pass the appellate court’s scrutiny. For one, the decision flies in the face of a valid and subsisting majority Supreme Court decision in Akeredolu’s case which settled the question as to the validity of the Mai Mala Buni Caretaker Committee.
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“In any event, that committee was duly constituted by the NEC of the APC and everything done by the caretaker committee was duly ratified by the national convention, the highest decision-making organ of the party. Clearly, we stand on strong legal ground and are unperturbed by that decision.”
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