A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the match seeking to challenge previous Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to contest for 2023 Presidency.

Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the fit on the premises that the complainant that set up the case did not have the locus standi (legal right) to do so.

Justice Ekwo explained the complainant as “busy body and meddlesome interloper.”

A group, an Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), in a match marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/ 177/2019 had actually sued Atiku, PDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as 1st to 4th respondents, respectively, NAN reports.

The group challenged Atiku’s eligibility to contest for presidency on the premises that he’s not a Nigerian citizen by birth

The Adamawa State Government likewise through its Attorney-General (AG) on July 27, 2021 sought an order of the court to be taken part the fit.

The court, in a ruling on the movement dated April 26 and submitted June 24, gave the prayer of the AG of Adamawa to be joined in the case as 5th accused.

The Adamawa federal government had actually told the court that Atiku was qualified to compete for the office of the president.