The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to nullify the candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari on academic grounds.
Justice Mohammed Idris read the judgement on behalf of the three-member panel of the court on Friday.
The court had reserved judgment for Friday after listening to arguments from the appellants on Wednesday.
The applicants, Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail, and Hassy Kyari el-Kuris, had appealed the judgement of a Federal High Court which dismissed their application on the grounds that it was brought outside the specified period of time.
“I have no doubt in my mind that the cause of action arose on October 18 when the documents said to be false that is the Curriculum Vitae and affidavit were submitted to INEC in form CF001,” the appellate court ruled.
The appellate court said it based its judgement on section 285 (9) of the 1999 Constitution as the case was brought later than the stipulated period of 14 days when a pre-election matter ought to have been brought.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, are also contesting Buhari’s educational qualification at the presidential election tribunal.
