**Date:** September 6, 2023
The court has rejected allegations made by the Labour Party (LP) that President Bola Tinubu was not qualified to contest the presidential election due to his alleged involvement in narcotics charges in the United States. The court held that guilt could only be proven through trial and conviction by a court.
The LP had raised concerns about President Tinubu’s eligibility, citing a civil forfeiture case in the United States. However, the court clarified that the case was a civil forfeiture case, which focused on the property in question rather than the individual. It emphasized that this type of case rests on the property being the target, not the person.
The case in question was part of the civil docket of the United States North District Court in Illinois. The court’s ruling effectively dismissed the LP’s allegations regarding President Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the presidential election.