Abuja - The trial on President Muhamadu Buhari’s eligibility to be
President of Nigeria following his alleged non-possession of a senior
school certificate has resurfaced, reports
Thisday.
Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe
had in February 2015 filed a suit challenging the competence of Buhari
to stand election into the office of President of Nigeria when he lacks
the basic educational qualifications set out in the Constitution.
He
prayed the court to among others declare that Buhari is unqualified to
aspire to the position of President because he did not sit for the
Cambridge West African School Certificate (WASC), in 1961 as
Also read: New twist in Buhari’s certificate saga Earlier, President Buhari in his preliminary objection to the suit
challenged the mode of service of the originating summons on him.
He
insisted that he ought to have been served at an address in Kaduna
State instead of by substituted means at the national secretariat of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
However, Justice
Ademola upheld the service of the originating court processes on Buhari,
saying the court processes of serving him was proper.
Dissatisfied
with this ruling, Buhari through his legal team filed a notice of
appeal at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division on seven grounds
of appeal.
The president’s legal team, which endorsed the notice of appeal, is led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN).
According to
Today,
checks at the registry of the Federal High Court, Abuja have,
however, showed that Ahaaiwe has filed an application to amend his
originating summons to include prayers for the nullification of the
election of Buhari.
He also wants to add prayers for the court to
order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw
the certificate of return issued to Buhari and issue a fresh one to Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan who came second in the 2015 presidential election.
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