No evidence Tinubu was convicted in US – Tribunal

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), delivering judgement on the petition by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in Abuja on Wednesday ruled that there is no evidence that President Bola Tinubu was arrested or convicted in the United States (US) for any offence.

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The tribunal, citing judgments on several cases of fraud in Nigeria, held that the petitioner, Atiku, failed to provide evidence that President Tinubu was convicted or sentenced to imprisonment  for any crime in the U.S.

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Apparently, that section of the petition was technically struck out for no evidence.

The judgement proceedings at the PEPT  continues in Abuja.

National Daily Newspapers, monitoring the proceedings from Lagos, will bring further details in subsequent reports.