(6 Sep 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Abuja, Nigeria - 6 September 2023
1. Various of man with Nigerian flag on Abuja street
2. Mid of protester with flag outside the judiciary with inscription ‘Eyes on the Judiciary, The presidential election petition tribunal is ongoing’
3. Wide of protesters outside the judicial court
4. SOUNDBITE (English) James Mike, Protester:
“We are here to witness the judgement from the judiciary to let them know that the last hope of the common man, or a common Nigerian depends on the hands the judiciary. So, we are here to let them know that they should do the right thing, not to force Nigerian youths to occupy everywhere.”
5. Various of protesters outside the judicial court
6. SOUNDBITE (English) member (no name given) Nigerian-American Coalition for Justice and Democracy:
“We are waiting, we are keeping vigil, and we hope the right thing should be done. Judiciary must be responsible as Nigerians have decided to make, their children are Nigerians, they are Nigerians, they are part of this rot. Let them help us to rewrite this wrong for once.”
7. Mid of flag outside the judiciary with inscription “Justice and The Salvation of Nigeria’s Democracy”
8. Wide of protesters outside the judiciary court
STORYLINE:
An appeals court in Nigeria convened Wednesday to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu's February election victory was legitimate, a decision that has put Africa's most populous country on edge.
The opposition challenged the election results, arguing that Tinubu was not qualified to run for president because he was a citizen of Guinea and allegedly did not have the required academic credentials. The opposition has hinted at possible protests if the court rules in his favor.
Tinubu has denied all the allegations.
Protesters gathered outside the Court of Appeal, in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, where five judges were expected to hand down their ruling.
"We are here to let them know that they should do the right thing, not to force Nigerian youths to occupy everywhere," said James Mike, one of the protesters.
The tribunal is empowered to either uphold Tinubu's election win, declare someone else the winner, annul the vote or to order a new election. Whatever decision they make can be appealed at Nigeria's Supreme Court.
If the judges annul the presidential election, it would be a first in Nigeria's history. A presidential election can be annulled only on the basis of evidence that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not follow the law and acted in ways that might have affected an election's outcome.
If the appeals court upholds the election commission's declaration of Tinubu as the winner of February's election, it could open a path for the body to decide on its own when and how future election results are announced.
Since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999, all presidential elections but one have been contested in court. None were overturned.
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