The swift dismissal of an appeal filed by Peter Obi of the Labour Party challenging the election of President Bola Tinubu at the Supreme Court has elicited a flurry of reactions.
The Nation reports a seven-member panel of the court led by Inyang Okoro summarily dismissed the appeal on Thursday, October 26, saying the appeal raised substantially the same issues as Atiku Abubakar’s appeal which was earlier dismissed by the court.
The court also said in its unanimous judgement that the only different issue in Obi’s appeal, which is the allegation of the double nomination of Kashim Shettima as a vice-presidential candidate and a senatorial candidate in the February election, had been earlier resolved by the court and would not be allowed to be re-litigated.
The swiftness in which the judgement was given elicited reactions from social media users especially from supporters of the ruling party who lampooned Obi’s petition.
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Reacting, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru in a terse tweet said: “Obi’s petition was dismissed in less than 120 seconds.”
Some other reactions are:
@YettyO_JP said: “Frivolous petition dismissed with a wave of the hand.”
@Akinboy said: “It shows the emptiness in their appeal.”
Abbas Kola Sanusi said: “The most frivolous appeal of all times and most fastest dismissal in History.”
Funsho Shina tweeted: “He has no substance and his petition is weightless.”
@lekeolofin argued: “Obi’s petition is so watery that 100 law students will dismiss it immediately. His lawyers did not counsel him very well, even cobblers cannot present suchlike a case at the Supreme Court. Obi only wanted to please his followers.”
Francis Adeboye mocked: “Obi’s ambition, Obi’s campaign, Obi’s manifesto, Obi’s petition, Obi’s appeal…a complete waste of precious time!”
Political commentator, Japheth Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) said: “It was officially timed at 69 seconds.”
Tolu Ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi), a former media aide to the ex-president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, said: “Over to you, @GWR”