Court Adjourns Atiku's 2027 Eligibility Suit Against Tinubu to September 28

The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo, adjourned to September 28 former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's suit challenging President Tinubu's eligibility for the 2027 election, after Atiku's lawyer Joseph Onu said he could not personally serve Tinubu and asked to use substituted service; Tinubu's counsel Omosanya Popoola offered to accept the papers in open court, but Onu declined without written authorization. In a 25-paragraph affidavit, Atiku alleges Tinubu submitted a forged NYSC discharge certificate bearing the name "Tinubu Bola Adekunle" — differing from his official name, Bola Ahmed Tinubu — to INEC, and seeks disqualification under Section 137(1)(j) of the Constitution: "I know that the said NYSC certificate is still in existence and in the custody of the 3rd defendant (INEC) and that it is a forgery... This is precisely why we have gone to court. We are not asking Nigerians to decide this matter on social media... We are asking the institution holding the records to produce them and the judiciary to examine the evidence and pronounce on it." The suit also challenges Electoral Act 2026 provisions restricting pre-election eligibility challenges.