Election Tribunal: How Citizens Protested, Called For Justice In Abuja

Aggrieved citizens on Monday besieged the Court of Appeal Premises in Abuja, where the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal had its proceedings.

Displaying placards with different inscriptions, the crowd demanded justice and the return of their 'stolen mandate' during the 2023 presidential election.

Bola Tinubu's emergence as the President-elect is being challenged in court and Nigerians who allege that the electoral process was rigged chanted slogans calling for transparency in the legal process at the tribunal.

Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: "INEC let Nigeria win," "Nigerians not for sale. #We fight for justice," "A fraudulent election cannot produce a credible leader," "President Muhammadu Buhari. #Keep Your promise," "#Occupy INEC now," "We stand for justice. We fight for a New Nigeria," and "Buhari Mr Integrity Sack Mahmood Now."

The protesters were reportedly under the platform of the #Free Nigeria Movement and its convener, Dr Moses Paul, in his address to supporters stated that the group does not support any party.

Paul added that it stands in solidarity with the people of Nigeria in defence of justice and good governance.

“We are standing here and decisions are being made right now inside the Appeal Court, we are demanding for the right thing to be done.

 "Any judge that decides to collect money or decides not to follow the constitution of Nigeria, any judge that decides to do the wrong thing so that Nigeria can go down, e no go better for una!

“The entire Africa and the world is waiting for us to show dignity, honestly, direction and leadership because until Nigeria takes its seat in the comity of nations, Africa is going nowhere, we cannot watch our nation degrade to nothing when the world is watching and waiting for us", he said.