Despite ongoing legal disputes contesting the validity of his election victory, Bola Tinubu, the president-elect of Nigeria, is scheduled to take office on May 29 as scheduled.
Lai Mohammed, the nation’s minister of communication, said that the inauguration ceremony would go on as planned despite the ongoing legal processes.
According to Mr. Mohammed, there is “no basis” for the formation of an interim administration. The right to dispute the presidential election in court, he claimed, belongs to the opposition political groups.
On March 21, four presidential candidates filed lawsuits to contest Mr. Tinubu’s election, alleging massive vote-rigging and tallying manipulation.
The judiciary decides on a petition for a presidential election in around eight months. A hearing on the petition must take place 180 days after it is filed. Within 21 days of the decision date, the petitioner has the right to appeal the tribunal’s ruling to the Court of Appeal.
Petitioners have 21 days to file an appeal at the Supreme Court, whose judgement is final, if they disagree with the appellate court’s ruling, which is rendered within 60 days.
