Chimamanda Adichie Criticizes PEPT Verdict as "Shabby and Shoddy" on CNN[Video]

Chimamanda Adichie Criticizes PEPT Verdict as “Shabby and Shoddy” on CNN[Video].

Abuja, Nigeria, September 14, 2023 – Chimamanda Adichie, the acclaimed award-winning author, expressed her dissatisfaction with the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) during an interview with CNN.

The tribunal upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the last election, a decision that Adichie characterized as “shabby and shoddy.”

Shocking Ruling

Adichie, renowned for her literary works, voiced her surprise at the verdict delivered by the tribunal, which was presided over by Justice Haruna Tsamani. She asserted that the election had been manipulated in a manner that she deemed both shabby and shoddy, and that the tribunal’s judgment had reflected the same qualities.

PEPT Striking Out Petitions

The Election Petition Tribunal had recently struck out the petitions filed by Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and his PDP counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Both had challenged President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election.

Adichie’s remarks on CNN underscore the deep-seated concerns and debates surrounding the 2023 presidential election and its legal aftermath.

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