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Administrators of the Observatory of Constitutional and Legal Compliance of Civil Society, CSOCLC, have led President Muhammadu Buhari to court to challenge his eligibility to run in next month's elections.
The group wants the court to decide if Buhari has reached the minimum level of education required to run for president.
In a lawsuit filed in the Federal High Court in Abuja, the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressive Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari were designated as 1st, 2nd and 3rd accused, respectively.
All the defendants were notified and the trial was badigned to Judge Binta Nyako.
The judge also set the hearing on an expedited hearing request filed in parallel with the introductory summons of 4 February 2019.
The plaintiff is also seeking an injunction restraining Buhari from contesting the presidential election.
The plaintiff, among others, applied to the court for an order quashing and prohibiting the 3rd defendant, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, from standing and contesting the election of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the general elections. of 2019 for making a false statement to the INEC in violation of the provisions of section 31 (6) of the 2010 Election Act (as amended) and failure to attach to his affidavit the evidence at the Support of his personal data (form INEC CF 001) certifying that he has obtained the required diploma contest the election to the post of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in accordance with Article 131 (d) the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The CSOCLC also sought an order quashing Buhari's candidacy for election as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2019 general election.
Counsel for the plaintiff, Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe, testified that at the time of the press, none of the defendants had filed a defense to the prosecution.
An affidavit of 14 paragraphs filed by Mr. ThankGod, who purported to be a program officer in the plaintiff's office, was attached to the subpoena.
He baderted that "the third defendant in the affidavit of personal data (form INEC, form CF 001) that he submitted to the first defendant provided no evidence or evidence of any qualification that this he claims to possess.
"Since no document that can be considered proof of academic qualification has been attached to the affidavit in question" Proof of Personal Data ", the third defendant is ex factie, unqualified to present himself in elections. "
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