Abuja Court rules Jan 30 in suit seeking Buhari’s removal from office

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 30, 2023, for judgement in a suit seeking to remove President Muhammadu Buhari from office.

The suit also sought to stop the conduct of the 2023 Presidential election.

The judge fixed the judgement date Friday following adoption of final addresses by President Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the plaintiff, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru.

At the proceedings, Chief Ambrose Albert Owuru, a presidential candidate in the 2019 election on the platform of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), asked the Federal High Court to stop INEC from conducting the 2023 presidential election.

He ground was that he won the 2019 Presidential election and that his tenure is being usurped by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He prayed the court to remove Buhari and declare him (Owuru) the authentic president and that Buhari should be compelled to refund all monies he collected as salaries, emoluments and security votes.

The senior lawyer appeared for himself and Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and also canvassed the final arguments.

Owuru and HDP had sued President Buhari and two others seeking court order to declare him winner of the 2019 presidential election.

He specifically claimed that he won a referendum conducted in 2019 and that President Buhari had been usurping his tenure since then.