Court Fixes November 20 To Rule On Atiku’s Bid To Amend Certificate Forgery Suit Against Tinubu

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 to rule on an application by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar seeking to amend his suit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election.

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo fixed the date on Tuesday after hearing arguments from Atiku and the defendants, including Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress.

Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, is seeking the court’s permission to amend his originating summons to introduce additional allegations and evidence in the certificate forgery case.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, Atiku’s counsel, Joseph Silas Onu, urged the court to grant the application, arguing that the proposed amendments were necessary to present the plaintiff’s case more clearly.

The application, filed on September 10, followed the discovery of errors in the original suit. Atiku and the ADC said they had mistakenly referred to an INEC form as Form CF001 instead of Form EC9A.

They also sought to provide further particulars of the alleged fraud, including a written deposition by Atiku and clearer copies of exhibits that were unavailable when the suit was initially filed.

However, Tinubu’s counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, opposed the application, arguing that the parties had already joined issues and that Atiku should not