The federal high in Abuja, on Friday, January 25 dismissed the application urging INEC to delist Tinubu from the list of candidates billed to contest in next month's presidential polls.
Justice Binta Nyako who presided over the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1960/2022 seeking the disqualification of Tinubu from the presidential race said the litigant's application lacked the locus standi (legal right) to institute the action.
According to Justice Nyako, the litigant is not a registered member of the APC and therefore cannot initiate such action on Tinubu unless he/she is a bonafide member of the APC, Vanguard reported.
How plaintiff filed similar suit dismissed by the court Justice Nyako in her ruling also disclosed that the plaintiff had filed a similar suit that was dismissed by the court because it lacked merit.
The court also accused the plaintiff of abusing the legal process by delving into a multiplicity of legal actions.
Justice Binta Nyako who presided over the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1960/2022 seeking the disqualification of Tinubu from the presidential race said the litigant's application lacked the locus standi (legal right) to institute the action.
According to Justice Nyako, the litigant is not a registered member of the APC and therefore cannot initiate such action on Tinubu unless he/she is a bonafide member of the APC, Vanguard reported.
How plaintiff filed similar suit dismissed by the court Justice Nyako in her ruling also disclosed that the plaintiff had filed a similar suit that was dismissed by the court because it lacked merit.
The court also accused the plaintiff of abusing the legal process by delving into a multiplicity of legal actions.
Justice Nyako held that the litigant had no legal rights to file the litigation because there was no need for consideration of such actions against the APC bannerman, Bola Tinubu. Meanwhile, Tinubu will be entering next month's elections as one of the top favourites to clinch the presidential seat.
However, Tinubu will have to fend off stiff competition from Peter Obi of the Labour Party who is widely loved by the youths and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) whose strength lies in the northern region of Nigeria.
However, Tinubu will have to fend off stiff competition from Peter Obi of the Labour Party who is widely loved by the youths and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) whose strength lies in the northern region of Nigeria.
