In preparation for the legal dispute between Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the results of the recently concluded presidential election,
Dr. Sam Amadi, a renowned lawyer and political analyst, has provided a solution to a question many Nigerians are asking.
Can the court halt the swearing in of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect?
According to Sam Amadi, it is not necessary to swear in the president-elect as announced by INEC. The court has the legal obligation to stop a president-elect from being sworn in.
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If the Court decides to exercise its legal authority to halt the May 29th inauguration, the President-elect will no longer be President-elect, unless the Supreme Court upholds INEC’s announcement.
There is a three-pronged strategy,
First, the party selects the candidate, then the electorate casts their ballots, INEC announces the winner, and finally, the court accepts or rejects the winner, all as specified by the constitution.
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Any Nigerian can procure a court order to stop the swearing in if he or she is able to convince the judge.
