Sentences with phrase «governorship election petition»

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in an appeal against the decision of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Akwa - Ibom.

On his part, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed described the judgment of the state's Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which declares him as the duly elected governor of the state, as sweet and sound.

The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abakaliki also yesterday upheld the election of the Governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 26 governorship elections, Chief Martin Elechi as the governor of Ebonyi State.

Unfortunately, the earlier concurrent decisions of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and that of the Appeal Court annulling the election of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, were upturned by the Supreme Court of Nigeria yesterday.

Governor The governorship election petition tribunals in Enugu, Ebonyi, Delta and Kwara states have upheld the elections of the incumbent governors of the respective states.

The Osun APC boss condemned Fani - Kayode's claim that the Osun election was manipulated, wondering what stopped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore from tendering the video clip at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal if they were sure the video was genuine.

Wike spoke on his relationship with former Governor Peter Odili and allegations that he gatecrashed the office of a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to fix the outcome of the state's governorship election petition before the court.

Having met a brick wall at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Capt Idris Wada, has rejected the verdict just as he has resolved to appeal the ruling that struck out his petition.

Akwa Ibom State All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in the April 11 gubernatorial election, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has approached the Appellate Court in Abuja on Friday, to file an appeal challenging the judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on the poll.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Saturday's judgement of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is the prove that the PDP has started harvesting what it sowed in its years of impunity and recklessness; hence it should not resort to hold anyone responsible for its woes.

Obuah said: «Okorocha has unwittingly admitted in the first instance, that governorship election after all, took place in Rivers State, a sharp contrast to the claim of the APC in the state and before the state governorship election petitions tribunal.

The governorship election petitions tribunal, led by Justice Ahmed Badamasi, had on February 10 ordered the stoppage of the recounting exercise for Akoko - Edo, Egor, Etsako West and Etsako East Local Government Areas, following the expiration of the 14 days allotted the PDP and Ize - Iyamu, who were the petitioners, to prove their case.

Not exact matches

The Kogi State governorship election tribunal has struck the petition of James Faleke, running mate to late Audu Abubakarwho died shortly after the state governorship election exercise last year November.

The Kogi State governorship election tribunal has dismissed the petition of Idris Wada, candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 November and December governorship election against governor Yahaya Bello.

This is coming barely twenty - four hours after James Faleke, running mate to late Audu Abubakar who died shortly after the state governorship election exercise last year November equally had his petition struck out by the court.

The petition read, «His actions affected the performance of the party in the Edo governorship election; it caused our defeat in Ondo State, and wickedly sabotaged the party in Benue State.

A petition was filed by the governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Alex Otti, challenging the election of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Appeal Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State in the 2015 election, Mr. Timipre Sylva.

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has hailed the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja which upheld his victory in the December 5, 2016 governorship eElection Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja which upheld his victory in the December 5, 2016 governorship electionelection.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the April general elections in Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, has filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of the trial tribunal which sat in Umuahia and handled his petition.

Ahead of the Nov. 18 Anambra governorship election, President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu - Bulkachuwa, has constituted an Election Petition Tribunal for thelection, President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu - Bulkachuwa, has constituted an Election Petition Tribunal for thElection Petition Tribunal for the state.

It will be recalled that Justices Sylvester Ngwuta Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court alleged Amaechi asked them to subvert justice in some electoral petitions before them; while Ngwuta mentioned only Onu, who he alleged asked him to nullify the governorship election in Ebonyi State.

Gusau said, «Sequel to forthcoming governorship election, I hereby inform the general public that the election petition tribunal for the governorship election has been constituted in Anambra.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Pastor Osagie Ize - Iyamu, had filed a petition urging the tribunal to declare him as the rightful winner of the September 28 governorship election.

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the September 28 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize - Iyamu, on Wednesday filed a petition at election petitions tribunal in Benin, challenging the outcome of the poll.

The respected jurists of the Supreme Court who threw away Wike's infantile application to stop the Governorship Petition Election Tribunal, are they APC members?»

In a statement signed by its state Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, the party recalled that the struggle to retrieve the mandates of its candidates, including that of the governorship candidate, hijacked in the 2015 sham elections, led to various rulings by the election petition tribunals and Appeal Courts, which annulled and ordered for the rerun elections for 22 State Assembly positions out of 32, all 3 Senatorial seats and 12 out of 13 House of Representatives seats.

In Delta State, the Election Petition Tribunal yesterday upheld the victory of Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan in the April 26 governorship eElection Petition Tribunal yesterday upheld the victory of Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan in the April 26 governorship electionelection.

Former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday commended the judgment delivered by the Election Petitions Tribunal on the Edo 2016 Governorship Election, affirming the election of Gov. Godwin Election Petitions Tribunal on the Edo 2016 Governorship Election, affirming the election of Gov. Godwin Election, affirming the election of Gov. Godwin election of Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

The Anambra State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Wednesday, dismissed petition challenging the election of Chief WillieElection Tribunal, on Wednesday, dismissed petition challenging the election of Chief Willieelection of Chief Willie Obiano.

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Enugu State Chapter, Mr. Ikeje Asogwa has petitioned the Nigeria Police, accusing Senator Ayogu Eze of forging election result sheet for the party's December 8, 2014 governorship primary.