The Presidential Petition Election Tribunal, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani and composed of five members, declared on Wednesday that the Allied Peoples Movement’s petition, which contested Vice President Kashim Shettima’s qualification, pertained to a pre-election issue.
Tsammani, while delivering the verdict, emphasized that such matters should have been raised prior to the presidential election.
He stated, “Determining qualifications or disqualifications is a constitutional matter, and it falls under the category of pre-election issues.
It must be resolved prior to the election’s commencement.
This court lacks jurisdiction to entertain this matter, and even if it did, it would be considered time-barred due to its pre-election nature.”
Beforehand, Justice Tsammani announced that the tribunal would issue judgments separately for each of the petitions, with priority given to petition number four.
The Allied Peoples Movement had filed this petition, challenging Vice President Kashim Shettima’s qualifications, among other issues.”
