The article discusses a legal case involving Atiku Abubakar, a presidential candidate from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who is trying to disqualify Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), from the upcoming 2027 elections. Atiku claims that Tinubu submitted a forged certificate when he first ran for governor in 1999. The court proceedings were delayed because Atiku's team wanted to personally deliver the legal documents to Tinubu, but they haven't been able to do so yet. During the court session, Atiku's lawyer stated they would ask the court for permission to serve the documents in another way. Although Tinubu's lawyer offered to accept the documents on his behalf, Atiku's team refused, wanting to avoid any future legal complications. The judge has postponed the case until September 28 for further hearings. Atiku's argument is based on a section of the Nigerian Constitution that states a person cannot run for president if they have used a forged certificate. He claims that Tinubu's submitted documents contain serious issues of forgery, particularly regarding a National Youth Service Corps certificate.
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