The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has instituted a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court to compel the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to prevent the Presidential Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola
Tinubu and Labour Party, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Datti Baba Ahmed.
The PDP is also asking the court to declare that Tinubu and Obi be
disqualified unless they contest alongside their previous running mates –
Kabiru Masari and Doyin Okupe.
The PDP is asking the court to determine if by the combined
interpretation of Section 142(1) of the constitution, Section 29(1), 31
and 33 of the Electoral Act 2022, and INEC’s timetable, Tinubu and Obi
are bound by the submission of Masari and Okupe as their running
mates.
The party asked the court to rule that both Tinubu and Obi will be
disqualified the moment they substitute the names of their running
mates.
The PDP also based its argument on the fact that the term ‘placeholder’
is unknown to Nigerian law.
