BREAKING: Court To Grant Injunction Stopping President-elect Inauguration? – Fresh Fact Emerge

BREAKING: Court To Grant Injunction Stopping President-elect Inauguration? – Fresh Fact Emerge

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has stated that no court can grant an injunction to stop the president-elect inauguration.

He made the revelation in a interview with The Punch.

Bola Tinubu of the APC won the Presidential election with opposition parties PDP and LP currently challenging his victory at the election tribunal.

Tinubu with his victory is currently the president-elect and his swearing-in is scheduled for may 29.

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Osigwe when asked about “series of protests” and attempts to get a court injunction to prevent the inauguration of the President-elect said ”The right to peaceful protest should be protected by society. It is part of the right to freedom of expression. But I would be shocked if any court grants an injunction to restrain a person who has been declared the winner of an election from being sworn in”

When asked if it is a practical setup that winners of elections are sworn in while petitions are ongoing.

He said ”At the return to civil reign, while Obasanjo was declared a winner, other contestants went to court. They did so in 2003, 2007, and 2011, and I think it was only in 2015 that the losers did not approach the court. In 2019, Atiku went to court, but the winners of these elections were sworn in. It never stopped anything”

”If, hypothetically, the court gives the order to remove a person, it will take effect if it is upheld by the Supreme Court. Our laws could be such that petitions are determined before swearing in; I subscribe to that”.

”However, when somebody challenges your victory, there will be uncertainty until there is a final determination, but it should not stop the winner from assuming power”.

”Someone can be removed and replaced with another person, or a rerun can be ordered. The state will not grind to a halt. It is part of our democratic process until there is a constitutional provision otherwise. We have to go with the fact that petitions must be filed within 180 days and appeals within 60 days. It is our judicial process as provided for by our constitution”.

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