The Supreme Court has determined that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) failure to electronically transmit election results did not have a substantial impact on the presidential election’s outcome.

As part of his lead judgment, Justice John Inyang Okoro addressed the appeals brought by former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi. Both appeals aimed to nullify the results of the presidential election held on February 25, in which President Bola Tinubu emerged as the winner.

Justice Inyang Okoro further dismissed the matter concerning the 25% requirement for Abuja as being of no consequence.