Court Fails To Stop Buhari’s Presidential Bid...Postpones Hearing Till April 22

A legal plot to stop the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress from contesting the 28 March election collapsed in Abuja today as Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, postponed further hearing of the case challenging Buhari’s eligibility till 22 April, thanks to Buhari’s powerful and competent team of lawyers.

The court also rejected the applications brought before it by two persons Mr. Ebun Adegboruwa and Chukwuma Ochu, seeking to be joined in the suits instituted against the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, challenging his eligibility to contest the forthcoming presidential election on account of his alleged non-possession of requisite educational qualification.

In refusing the joinder application, Justice Ademola, noted that the duo have no business being parties in the suit, more so as defendants as they had applied. The judge categorically described the duo as meddlesome busy bodies who have no reason whatsoever to being parties.


The adjournment of the matter frees the APC Presidential candidate from distractions in participating in the rescheduled 28th March Presidential election pending the determination of the suits challenging his eligibility to contest for the election. However, the issue of whether he is qualified to contest or not, remains unresolved and will continue after the elections as the matter is a pre-election matter.

Buhari has protested the competence of the suit on the claims that he was not properly served with court papers. His preliminary objections to the suit are yet to be dispensed with.