PDP begs court to disqualify Tinubu and Obi

The Peoples’ Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit at the federal high court in Abuja, praying the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Labour Party, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with senator Kashim Shettima and senator Datti Baba-Ahmed.

The PDP is also asking the court to declare that Tinubu and Obi be disqualified unless they contest alongside their previous running mates – Kabiru Masari and Doyin Okupe.

In the originating summons, the PDP is seeking an order barring the Independent National Electoral Commission from replacing the running mates of Tinubu and Obi.

The PDP also based its argument on the fact that the term ‘placeholder’ is unknown to Nigerian law.