2023 Presidency: He’s A Consistent Serial Loser, Tinubu Asks Tribunal To Trash Atiku’s Petition

Bola Tinubu, the incoming president of Nigeria, referred to Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, as a “consistent serial loser.”

In response to Atiku and the PDP’s plea to the Presidential Election plea Court (PEPC) asking to be proclaimed the victor of the presidential election or for the court to order a rerun, Tinubu made this statement.

In a statement sent on Wednesday night by his legal team under the direction of Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Tinubu claimed that since 1993, Atiku had consistently lost the chance to be the country’s leader and had repeatedly switched political parties in an effort to gain control.

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Asserting that it would have taken a miracle for the PDP and its candidate to win in light of the crises roiling the party before and during the election, Tinubu urged Atiku to not consider his defeat in the most recent election as unusual.

He said: “The 1st petitioner (Atiku) has been consistently contesting and losing successive presidential elections in Nigeria since 1993, whether at the party primary election level or at the general election; including 1993, when he lost the Social Democratic Party (SDP) primary election to the late Chief M.K.O Abiola.

”In 2007, Atiku lost the presidential election to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua; and in 2011, when he lost the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary election to President Goodluck Jonathan; 2015, when he lost the APC primary election to President Muhammadu Buhari; 2019, when he lost the presidential election to President Muhammadu Buhari; and now, 2023, when he has again, lost the presidential election to the 2nd respondent (Tinubu).

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“It was/is not a surprise and/or not by accident that the electorate rejected the 1st petitioner at the polls of the presidential election held on 25th February, 2023.”

As a result of his propensity to switch political parties, Atiku also lost the majority of his core followers, according to Tinubu, and lacked a permanent political platform.

He also pointed out that the turmoil inside the PDP was exacerbated by Atiku’s selection as its candidate, which led to five of the party’s current governors deciding to work against him and ensure he lost.

Atiku’s case was also criticized by Tinubu, who called it frivolous and an abuse of the legal system. The PDP has previously sued the Supreme Court, through some of its governors, to have the election declared invalid.

The president-elect argued that the PDP and Atiku cannot maintain two cases on the same issue in different courts at the same time, claiming that the PDP filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court through its governors in the states of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto, demanding, among other things, the cancellation of the presidential election scheduled for February 25.

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He added: “The plaintiffs attacked INEC for not following its Manual and Regulations in the conduct of the election, and also complained of glitches, which is also the thrust of their petition.

“While the originating summons (in the suit before the Supreme Court) was filed on 28th February, 2023, this petition was filed on 21st March, 2023.

“The petitioners herein, through themselves and/or their proxies filed the originating summons at the Supreme Court, before filing this petition.

“The petitioners are maintaining two processes in respect of the same subject and/or complaint of theirs, against the conduct of the presidential election held on 25th February, 2023.

“This latter petition is abusive of the originating summons filed at the Supreme Court and is liable to be dismissed in limine.”

 

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