Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has taken his case to the Supreme Court, aiming to overturn the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court that affirmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election on September 6.

Atiku, in a Notice of Appeal consisting of 35 grounds, asserts that the tribunal, in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, made serious errors and miscarried justice in its findings and conclusion regarding the petition contesting Tinubu's declaration as President by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The recently filed Notice of Appeal by Atiku's lead counsel, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, implores the Supreme Court to set aside the entire findings and conclusions of the Tribunal, arguing that they did not accurately represent the true essence of the grounds of his petition.

Among other contentions, the former Vice President maintains that the Tribunal committed a legal error by not annulling the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, due to non-compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022. According to evidence presented before the tribunal, INEC conducted the election based on severe and significant misrepresentation, which contradicts the principles outlined in the Electoral Act 2022 and contravenes the "doctrine of legitimate expectation."