The Supreme Court on Monday fixed Thursday this week for definite hearing of the twin appeals lodged by former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari and vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar challenging the result of the April 21, 2007 presidential elections that produced President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
The appeals were prompted by the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which held that President Yar’Adua of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his Deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was duly elected into office.
Justice Iorgher Katsina-Alu who led six other Justices of the apex court said all pending preliminary issues would be trashed on the adjourned date to give way for hearing in the substantive appeals.
Meanwhile, counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Mr. Kanu Agabi was not allowed to move his application for extension of time, because the court said it had fixed all applications for Thursday.
Atiku is urging the Supreme Court to save the country from plunging into violence over the April 2007 presidential election by annulling the said election.
The former vice president said, "this court has a golden opportunity and responsibility to save Nigeria from going the way of Kenya and Zimbabwe following the outcome of greatly flawed elections."
Atiku also said that heavens would not fall if the 2007 presidential election was nullified and a fresh election ordered to be supervised by truly neutral, impartial and independent personnel in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He asked the court to set aside the judgment of the appeal court and declare that he was excluded from the election.
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