Speaking at the LEADERSHIP Twitter Spaces, Barr Mark Jacob, who listened to the judgement, added that based on the provisions of the law, the judges should be commended for their verdict.
He went on: “We are busy expressing anger at the judges. Some of them are difficult to buy. They are respected. If you make allegations, you must come to defend it; show how the malpractices affected the outcome of the election; is your allegation enough to cancel the election results or do the malpractices or lack of conformity by the electoral officers affect the final outcome of the election?
But to the former national chairman of the Inter-party Advisory Council , High Chief Peter Ameh, the fault in the electoral act should not prevent Nigerians from holding public officials accountable, including INEC and the judges. “With what INEC did, we have now elevated impunity. There is no way BIVAS will work in the National Assembly election and fail in the presidential election the same day.
According to the Labour Party, Nigerians are curious about such happenstance that has inevitably generated storm and controversy. “The unsigned and undated statement issued purportedly by a senior counsel on behalf of the Tinubu Legal Team is misconceived and empty. The senior counsel claimed that the header is a watermark! It is not and can never be. Typically, a watermark is a faint imprint or design made on some papers during production, and which can be seen when held up to the light. It helps in checking the genuineness of the paper.