AN appeal to cancel President Muhammadu Buhari's victory in the 2019 election, was on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, adjourned by the Court of Appeal in Abuja to May 18th, 2022.
The Incorporated Trustees of the Civil Society Observatory for Constitutional and Legal Compliance (CSOCLC) had filed the appeal against the Buhari government, seeking the removal of the incumbent and the installation of Atiku Abubakar, who came second in the 2019 Presidential election, as the President of Nigeria.
According to CSOCLC, the affidavit made by Buhari in the 2019 general elections was false.
However, the three-member panel presided over by Justice Haruna Tsamani, during the hearing on Wednesday, adjourned the appeal to enable Buhari's administration to resolve issues with regards to the right legal representation for the President.
A confusing situation occurred after two lawyers, Oluwole Afolabi and F. O. Amedu, announced appearances for both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Buhari, each one of them claiming to be the genuine legal representative.
So the court adjourned the case till May 18th, 2022, to sort this issue out.
If the Buhari-led government is sacked by the court, Atiku Abubakar will assume the role of the president of Nigeria.
