Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party's presidential candidate, has petitioned the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to declare him the winner of the February 25 election or order a rerun between him and President-elect Bola Tinubu.
Alternatively, he wants the entire election annulled and a new one held.
These are the main reliefs sought in the petition filed for him and the main opposition party, the PDP.
They are contesting the election on four grounds, including claims that Tinubu's election is invalid due to noncompliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act of 2022.
That his election as President-elect is invalid due to corrupt electoral practices.
The petition also stated that Tinubu was not duly elected by a majority of lawful votes cast at the election, and at the time of the election, he was not qualified to contest the election.
They are also praying to the court for the following:
*That it may be determined that the President-Elect was not duly elected by the majority of lawful votes cast in the election and therefore the declaration and return of him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the winner of the presidential election, is unlawful, wrong, unconstitutional, and void and of no effect whatsoever.
*They also want it determined that the return of Tinubu by INEC, was unlawful, having not satisfied the requirements of the Electoral Act 2022 and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) which mandatorily requires that he to scores nothing less than one quarter (25 percent) of the lawful votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the states in the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
*That it should be determined that Tinubu was, at the time of the election, not qualified to contest the said election.
*That it Should be determined that Atiku Abubakar, having scored the majority of lawful votes cast at the Presidential election, be returned as the winner of the said election and be sworn in as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In the alternative, however, they are asking the court for an order directing INEC to conduct a second election (run-off) between Tinubu and Atiku.
As a further alternative,
*That the election to the office of the President of Nigeria held on 25th February 2023 be nullified and a fresh election (re-run) be ordered.
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