BREAKING: Tribunal Admits Documents Alleging Tinubu’s Indictment For Illicit Drugs Offences (DETAILS)

BREAKING: Tribunal Admits Documents Alleging Tinubu’s Indictment For Illicit Drugs Offences (DETAILS)

The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted documents in evidence accusing President Bola Tinubu of drug offences in the United States.

The court accepted the documents as exhibits in the case filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to challenge Mr Tinubu’s victory in the 25 February election.

Alleging widespread irregularities during the presidential election and Mr Tinubu’s ineligibility to contest the election, Mr Obi is also asking the court to nullify his victory.

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Mr Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s president on Monday, although the cases challenging his election will not be decided until September.

When the suit came up on Tuesday, Mr Obi’s lawyer, Jibrin Okutepa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, tendered some court documents purporting to be the US court’s decision awarding $460,000 fine against Mr Tinubu for illicit drugs trafficking imposed by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

The suit marked:93C 4483 was between the United States of America and Mr Tinubu.

Mr Okutepa also tendered documents to aid Mr Obi’s case of double nomination being pushed against the vice president, Kashim Shettima.

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