HeraldNG reports that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has recorded its first victory as the election tribunal has upheld the nomination of Kashim Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate.
Recall that the Allied Peoples Movement, (APM) filed the suit seeking the disqualification of Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2023 Presidential Election
APM had argued that Tinubu was improperly sponsored by the APC for nominating Kashim Shettima as his vice-presidential candidate for the election.
The opposition party had claimed that Shettima was still the APC candidate for Borno Central Senatorial District on July 14 when he accepted the nomination for vice-presidential candidate.
Reading his verdict, Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal said the issue of double nomination is a pre-election matter and isn’t valid.
Added that the matter ought to have been challenged before the conduct of the presidential election.
He said, “The issue of qualification or disqualification is a constitutional one. The issue of disqualification or qualification is a pre-election matter.
“It must be determined before the conduct of the election. This court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter and even if it does it is status-barred because it is a pre-election matter.”