Abuja, 06 August, 2023 / 9:20 pm (ACI Africa).
Nigeria will only have a president when the court listens to all election petitions and either confirms or revokes Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.
Until then, Mr. Tinubu remains the country’s interim president, Cardinal Onaiyekan opines in a July 29 Nigeria Catholic Network (NCN) report.
Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s President on May 29 despite court cases challenging his victory in the February 25 presidential elections.
“It is my position that a president sworn in under our present circumstances is, at best, holding office in a temporary capacity until his status is confirmed,” Cardinal Onaiyekan says.
The Nigerian Cardinal that the announcement of poll results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is not final as it is “subject to the adjudication of the courts, which may either confirm or reject the declaration.”