Supreme Court Upholds Buhari’s Election, Dismisses Atiku’s Appeal

The election of President Muhammadu Buhari has been reaffirmed by the seven-man panel of the Supreme Court, who on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku and the major opposition, Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) had gone to the Supreme Court to appeal the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which had affirmed the election of President Buhari as president for a second term.

The apex court led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, said it dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it lacked merit.

The court however said reason for the dismissal would be given at a later date.

It is noteworthy that appeal was dismissed in the very first hearing by the apex court.

The very brief judgment reads: “having gone through the briefs for over two weeks we have come to the conclusion, this appeal lacks merit. This appeal is hereby dismissed.”