The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that he believes Nigeria, as a nation, faces a grim future.
This statement comes just 72 hours after the Supreme Court dismissed Atiku’s appeal, ruling it lacked merit, and confirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February presidential election.
In the main verdict delivered by Justice Inyang Okoro, who chaired the seven-judge panel, the Supreme Court declined to consider the academic records of the President obtained from Chicago State University, which Atiku had attempted to present as fresh evidence to substantiate his claim of certificate forgery against the former Lagos governor.
The other justices on the panel, including Uwani Aji, Mohammed Garba, Ibrahim Saulawa, Adamu Jauro, Abubakar Tijjani, and Emmanuel Agim, all concurred with the lead judgment, dismissing Atiku’s appeals.
During an ongoing press conference in Abuja on Monday, Atiku expressed his belief that the real loser in the court’s verdict is Nigeria as a whole.
He said, “The bigger loss is not mine but for Nigeria. If the Supreme Court implies that crime is good and should be rewarded, then Nigeria has lost, and the country is doomed irrespective of who occupies the office.”
