The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned proceedings in a suit seeking to disqualify President Bola Tinubu from contesting the 2027 presidential election over an alleged forged NYSC certificate.
The case, filed by former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026.
The matter was adjourned on Tuesday to September 28 for further proceedings.
The ADC is listed as the second plaintiff, while Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are joined as the first, second and third defendants respectively.
Atiku, in a 25-paragraph affidavit personally sworn to in support of the case, alleged that Tinubu submitted a purportedly forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate to INEC as part of the documents used to establish his eligibility to contest the presidency.
The former vice president also accused the President of providing false information in Form CF0001 submitted to the electoral commission.
At the centre of the suit is an NYSC certificate which Atiku claimed bears the name “Tinubu Bola Adekunle”, rather than the name of the President.
Atiku argued that the certificate could not have been legitimately obtained by Tinubu because “Adekunle” is not part of the President’s name.
He told the court that the disputed document had been attached to the suit as Exhibit P2 and remained in the custody of INEC.
According to him, the document was allegedly submitted by Tinubu to INEC for use as an authentic credential despite the purported discrepancy in the name.
Atiku further alleged that Tinubu had been using the disputed certificate since 1999, when he contested the Lagos State governorship election.
The plaintiffs are asking the court to determine the legal implications of the alleged discrepancies and whether Tinubu remains qualified to seek another term as President in 2027.
The case is expected to return before the Federal High Court on September 28 for further proceedings.
Leave a Reply