{"id":108896,"date":"2023-10-26T12:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108896"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:48:04","slug":"breaking-supreme-court-upholds-tinubus-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-supreme-court-upholds-tinubus-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu\u2019s Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div id=\"yiv8904341047\">\n<div>The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court in its ruling held that the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lacked merit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the whole, having resolved all the issues against the appellant, it is my view that there is no merit in the appeal and it is hereby dismissed,\u201d Justice Inyang Okoro said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judgment of the court below delivered on September 6th\u00a02023 affirming the election of the second respondent as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is hereby affirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Atiku had approached the court to overturn the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal which affirmed Tinubu\u2019s election as president.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\" data-test-id=\"toolbar-hover-area\">\n<div class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. 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