A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has on Monday slated October 13, 2026 for the hearing of a motion to amend the originating summons in the suit filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress.
The suit which is against the President, Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, and the Free Domestic Electoral Commission, was slated for additional declare in advance of Justice Inyang Ekwo.
Daily Trust reports that Atiku and the ADC instituted a suit in August to reject Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election.
It would be recalled that an earlier dispute over facility of the processes on the earliest defendant had stalled proceedings in the case.
Checks by our Correspondent showed that their case centres generally on an alleged discrepancy involving the name on a Countrywide Youth Solution Corps discharge certificate submitted to INEC and the President’s legitimate name.
The allegation forms component of the substantive issues yet to be determined by the court.
The court had on September 16 granted the plaintiffs permission to support Tinubu throughout the APC subsequent to the plaintiffs told the court that efforts to influence customized facility on the President had proved difficult.
The command had been challenged by the APC, who argued that Tinubu’s lawyers had already collected the originating processes and filed his defence in advance of the application for substituted offering was made.
INEC has furthermore filed a reply challenging the competence of the activity, including arguments relating to the plaintiffs’ locus standi and alleged abuse of court analyze.
Nonetheless, when the case was called, discuss alongside for the plaintiffs, Joseph Silas, told the court that processes had been served on all the defendants before the finish of the stipulated period, and that the plaintiffs had received and responded to their processes.
Search for guidance for the President, Wole Olanipekun, reminded the court that at a prior hearing on September 1, 2026, handbook for the second defendant, Popoola Owosanya, had offered to acquire the court processes on behalf of the initial defendant.
Olanipekun, a Senior Proponent of Nigeria, told the court that the provide had been rejected by the plaintiffs’ recommend, who later approached the court for an organization permitting substituted provide on Tinubu.
He alleged that the plaintiffs subsequently attempted to “deceive this court” by claiming that they were unable to assist the initial defendant.
During the heated arguments, Justice Ekwo, nonetheless, urged the lawyers to focus on the enterprise of the day and provide something concrete
Silas subsequently conscious the court of the plaintiffs’ application to amend their originating summons, saying request guidance to the defendants had been put on announcement of the application.
Subsequent to confirming that the lawyers had indeed been served including the application, Justice Ekwo adjourned the case.
“This case is hereby adjourned pending the 13th of October 2026, for hearing of the motion to amend originating summons,” the judge held.
Source: Atiku, ADC to amend suit against Tinubu’s eligibility, court fixes Oct 13
