Tinubu is not worried, Presidential aide, Ngelale, speaks on upcoming tribunal judgement

The presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu is unconcerned about the pending ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Court which is expected to be delivered on Wednesday.

Ajuri Ngelale, a Presidential aide, made this assertion on Monday, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“He (Tinubu) is not worried simply because he knows he won the election,” said presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday.

According to Ngelale, the President sees no need to threaten judicial officers, saying that the judiciary is in the best position to make independent decision based on the merits of the case before it.

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“The President sees no need to threaten judicial officers. He sees no need to raise speculations against the integrity of judicial officers; he believes in the sanctity and integrity of the Nigerian judicial system, he believes the great men and women on the panel will make their decisions based only on the fact before them.

“He will continue to ensure that no matter what the outcome of the judgment is, he does his part and ensure that our institutions continue to be respected, not just by him, but all actors,” Ngelale added.

The Tribunal’s judgment will be delivered while the President is away in New Delhi, India, for the G-20 Leaders’ Summit.

Umar Bangari, the Court of Appeal’s Registrar, stated earlier on Monday that the Tribunal would issue its rulings on the cases it had heard contesting Tinubu’s election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate at the time on February 25, 2023.

The court also announced that interested television stations are welcome to broadcast the proceedings live.

Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) are all challenging Tinubu’s election.

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