Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Communications to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has raised concerns over a copy of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) judgment which has been widely circulated.
Atiku was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election and one of the petitioners against President Bola Tinubu’s victory.
Since Wednesday’s judgment affirming Tinubu’s election, a viral copy of the judgment has gained interest due to the appearance of “Tinubu Presidential Legal Team” in the header.
Reacting in a statement on Saturday, Shaibu argued that the PEPC must explain the development to Nigerians and the world.
“After causing needless delay in availing the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his legal team Certified True Copies of its judgment, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) must explain to Nigerians and the world ambiguities around why copies of the judgment bears the header of the Tinubu Presidential Legal Team.
“It is not our intention to stir up controversy on the matter, but it is very important that the PEPC should tell Nigerians why they chose to affix the header of the Respondents on the CTC copy of their judgment, whereas the copies that went to the petitioners did not have the same.
“Was that because the Tinubu Legal Team is deemed to be accorded special privileges? The court must explain!”
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