Festus Ogun, a Constitutional lawyer ,on Saturday, May 6, said Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, can be sworn in on Monday, May 29, and later sacked by the Election Tribunal if the petitioners can sufficiently prove their case.

This position is, with respect, not correct. Presumption of regularity is a cardinal principle under our electoral jurisprudence. Whosoever INEC declares winner is bound to the sworn in until the court says otherwise. Curiously, inauguration does not stop the Tribunal’s verdict. https://t.co/rfi8uDdTLb

— FESTUS OGUN (@mrfestusogun) May 6, 2023

He wrote on his known Twitter handle:

“A person so declared winner and subsequently sworn in can later be sacked by the tribunal if the Petitioners are able to sufficiently prove their case.

“Pushing the narrative that no inauguration must be made on May 29 is not only dangerous, it is not supported by law.”

Ogun further explained whoever the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares winner is bound to the sworn in until the court says otherwise, adding that inauguration does not stop the Tribunal’s verdict.

Tinubu Vs Obi, Atiku

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will commence the hearing on the issues raised about the 2023 presidential election on Monday, May 8.

The opposition, including Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party, respectively, have rejected the emergence of Tinubu as the president-elect, citing irregularities in the election.