BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Suit To Remove Tinubu Over CIA Ties, Drug Involvement; Fines Petitioner
The Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking President Bola Tinubu’s removal, deeming it frivolous.
The suit, filed by Hope Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Ambrose Owuru, alleged CIA and drug involvement.
The court imposed a N5 million fine on Owuru.
Owuru had petitioned the Supreme Court to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. Owuru alleged that Tinubu’s alleged affiliation with the US Central Intelligence Agency renders him unfit for the presidency.
Additionally, he cited Tinubu’s prior forfeiture of $460,000 to the US government in a drug-related case as grounds for disqualification.
He petitioned the Supreme Court to invoke Section 157 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and consequently declare President Tinubu unfit to occupy the nation’s highest office. Owuru premised his prayer on the allegation that President Tinubu is beholden to foreign authorities, thereby compromising his ability to effectively discharge his duties.
Furthermore, in suit number SC/CV/667/2023, Owuru joined former President Muhammadu Buhari as a respondent, positing that the latter’s tenure was unconstitutional. As the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), recently re-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Owuru contended that he was the legitimate victor of the 2019 presidential election.
Owuru alleged that Buhari usurped his mandate and illicitly governed the country for eight years. He recounted that an earlier suit filed before the Supreme Court, seeking Buhari’s removal, was inadvertently dismissed due to a scheduling mix-up.
This technical oversight, Owuru argued, thwarted justice and perpetuated Buhari’s purportedly illegal occupation of the presidency.
He urged the apex court that after disqualifying President Tinubu, it should declare him President and order his immediate inauguration. This, he argued, would enable him to reclaim his purportedly usurped mandate.
The respondents in the suit include President Tinubu, former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the Independent National Electoral Commission.
