{"id":108901,"date":"2023-10-26T12:56:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108901"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:56:29","slug":"breaking-supreme-court-dismisses-obis-appeal-against-tinubus-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-supreme-court-dismisses-obis-appeal-against-tinubus-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Supreme Court dismisses Obi\u2019s appeal against Tinubu\u2019s election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Supreme Court has dismissed as lacking in merit, the appeal the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, filed to nullify President Bola Tinubu\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>In a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, the apex court held that Obi\u2019s appeal deserved to be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro, the court held that issues Obi raised in his case were already decided in a separate appeal that was filed by the candidate of the People\u2019s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Okoro noted that the only distinct issue that Obi raised in his appeal, was the issue that the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, had double nominations from the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>The court held that it had earlier decided the issue on May 26, in an appeal marked: SC\/CV\/501\/2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis court cannot allow the matter to be relitigated in this court. 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