On technical ground, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential poll over alleged act of perjury.
Earlier, Bodedolu reported that the appellants, Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris had approached the Supreme Court to nullify the candidacy of President Buhari in the February presidential election over allegations of perjury and that the appeal would be heard today.
However, the apex court dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal to the effect that it was statute barred and as such cannot be heard.
The appellants specifically want Buhari’s nomination and his victory at the February 23 presidential election nullified on the ground that President Buhari lied on oath in his form CF001 he submitted to INEC for the purpose of clearance for the presidential election.