The article discusses a legal case involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is trying to disqualify President Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), from the 2027 elections. Atiku claims that Tinubu used a forged certificate when he first ran for governor in 1999, which makes him ineligible to run for president again. The court hearing was delayed because Atiku's team insisted on personally delivering the legal documents to Tinubu, rather than allowing Tinubu's lawyer to accept them. The judge has postponed the case until September 28 to address this issue. Atiku's lawsuit argues that Tinubu's alleged use of a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate violates the Nigerian Constitution, which states that anyone who submits a forged certificate is not qualified to run for president. Atiku is seeking a court order to officially disqualify Tinubu and the APC from the upcoming election, claiming that if they are not disqualified, it would unfairly affect the electoral process.
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