He claimed that the PDP made a significant error in challenging Shettima’s double nomination on its own.
Inibehe Effiong, a lawyer and social commentator, has reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the disqualification of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima.
Effiong, in a series of tweets, said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should have encouraged one of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary candidates to oppose Shettima’s double nomination.
He believes that would have brought a different side to the case.
According to him, the PDP made a significant error in challenging Shettima’s double nomination on its own.
The Supreme Court dismissed the PDP’s action seeking Tinubu and Shettima’s disqualification from the 2023 presidential election on Friday.
The Court ruled that the PDP’s lawsuit lacked merit.
According to the legal expert, the conclusion of the litigation was predictable.
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Effiong said: “In law, strategy is important and can make the substance of a case void if not properly considered.
“The PDP could have persuaded one of the numerous APC primary candidates to challenge the double nomination of Shettima
“However, it chose to do so on its own.
“The result was predictable.
“Given the condition of the law on pre-election topics, it wasn’t going to work.
“It is more convenient to raise it as a ground in the petition and argue that the double nomination eroded Tinubu/Shettima’s qualification”
Also, he added that the case was a source of distraction.
