Dr. Pogu Bitrus, President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), stated in an interview with THE SUN, that the ministerial list recently presented to the Senate for screening and confirmation by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu could potentially face invalidation due to an adverse verdict from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which might result in his administration being ousted.
With a potential re-run in mind, Dr. Bitrus revealed that legal advisors to the APC and Tinubu express concerns, given the constitutional requirement to secure 25 percent of the votes in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
Dr. Bitrus remarked, “As far as we are concerned, the ministerial nominees list and so many other things done could be temporary if the judgment of the court comes out now. Even the APC and Tinubu’s counsel are talking about rerun because they know they don’t have a good case. But, are they going to get a rerun? No, and if they don’t, this whole ministerial thing will collapse. The new president will come with his own team.”
He expressed hope in the PEPT delivering a just judgment while voicing concern about what he considered a disregard for the constitution in the previous election.
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