As politicians continue exploring ways of crushing their opponents, the Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja asking for the disqualification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from participating in the 2027 presidential election.
According to reports Atiku’s suit is seeking Tinubu’s disqualification for allegedly forging NYSC discharge certificate which the plaintiffs claim was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
As the plaintiffs claimed, the NYSC certificate submitted to INEC bears the name “Tinubu Bola Adekunle,” which they said differs from the President’s name, “Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
The plaintiffs therefore asked the court to determine whether the alleged discrepancy in the certificate affects Tinubu’s qualification to contest the 2027 presidential election.
The suit is also challenging provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 in relation to the qualification of presidential candidates.
