The February 25th presidential election like no other election attracted legal opposition. The names Tinubu, Atiku, and Obi flooded court action timelines.

Yes, presidential elections since 1999 have been challenged legally, save for that of 2015, but none gained as much attention as the 2023 presidential election. Again, none involved two strong opposition parties.

The 2023 presidential election was said to be highly rigged both from the end of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Gregory Obi of the Labour Party (LP). They faulted INEC’s declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of All Progressive Congress as president of Nigeria, each insisting that they won.

Atiku and Peter Obi’s arguments

Atiku and Obi both claimed Tinubu was unqualified to run in the election and should be disqualified.
Obi argued that Tinubu’s ineligibility was due to his history of dishonesty and narcotics trafficking, leading to a $460,000 fine in the United States

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