The Supreme Court, on Monday, fixed May 26, 2023 to deliver judgment in an appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Kashim Shettima of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the apex court would determine whether there was double nomination and whether they had locus standi (legal right) to do so. The three-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal held in the unanimous judgment that the PDP failed to establish its locus standi to institute the legal action. “The appellant, having failed to disclose its locus standi, this appeal fails and it is hereby dismissed,” the appellate court held and proceeded to affirm the judgment of the Federal High Court. The party claimed that Shettima had double nominations and argued that Shettima’s nomination as a vice-presidential candidate as well as the candidate for the Borno Central Senatorial seat was in contravention of the law.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 23, 2023 06:31 UTC