The Supreme Court has dismissed the motion by Atiku and the PDP seeking to tender fresh evidence in the form of documents obtained from Chicago State University on President Bola Tinubu’s academic records.
The deposition by the Registrar of the CSU, Caleb Westberg, was rejected and ruled inadmissible on the premise that the Supreme Court doesn’t have the jurisdiction after the 180 days timeframe for determination of election petition had elapsed.
Justice Okoro held that since the time for trial at the Court of Appeal had elapsed, the Supreme Court cannot accept fresh evidence on appeal.
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