The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has accepted a Certified True Copy (CTC) of Kashim Shettima’s voluntary resignation letter as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Borno Central senatorial district.
The letter, dated July 6, 2022, was presented alongside other documents by Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the legal representative of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, during the defense opening in the petition lodged by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP).
The petitioners have raised concerns about the competency of Tinubu and Shettima’s joint ticket, alleging that Shettima held dual nominations.
The submission of the resignation letter aims to substantiate the claim that the Vice President had stepped down from his senatorial candidacy prior to his selection as the vice presidential candidate of the APC.