2027: Date for court ruling on Atiku’s bid to amend Tinubu’s alleged certificate forgery revealed

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 to rule on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s application to amend his suit seeking President Bola Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election over an alleged certificate forgery.
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo fixed the date on Tuesday after hearing arguments from Atiku’s legal team and lawyers representing Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), who opposed the proposed amendments.
Atiku’s counsel, Joseph Onu, urged the court to grant the application, arguing that the changes would allow his client to present additional evidence and correct errors in the original suit. Atiku and the African Democratic Cong...