Following a call by Peter Obi’s running mate in the Presidential election, Datti Baba-Ahmed asking the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and President Muhammadu Buhari not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu did not meet the constitutional provisions of 25% votes in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has replied him.
The former NBA boss said that there is no constitutional process to delay the inauguration of the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President on May 29, 2023.
A statement credited to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria disclosed that the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu is bound to happen under constitutional process despite the petitions against him at the Tribunal.
“It is important to state that the inauguration of Mr. Bola Tinubu on 29 May 2023 is bound to happen under our constitutional process.
“While the election tribunal deals with the petitions there is no constitutional process to delay the inauguration on 29 May. We need to obey the rule of constitutionalism.”
Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu as the winner of the February 15 poll but the victory of the APC candidate is being contested in court by the two other leading candidates – Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
