Sentences with phrase «by petitioning against»

So, I asked my NDC colleagues the question, why did the defence of the Chairperson get the NDC so incensed that their surrogates decided to throw out the baby with the bath water by petitioning against their two other appointees?

Not exact matches

The petition, created by an anonymous person on Tuesday, reads: «If you believe The Weinstein Company should completely dissolve after 30 years of sexual abuse against innocent women please join me in signing this petition to honor the victims and their bravery.»

The move comes as the result of a petition lodged against the Reserve Bank of India by Kali Digital Ecosystems, an Indian firm planning to launch an exchange platform called CoinRecoil in August of this year.

$ 40,000 extra for six weeks worth of testifying and strategy is good work if you can get it, but perhaps SQN could have found someone who didn't previously publicly argue against trade action in the anti-dumping and countervailing duty petition filed in 2014 by SolarWorld.

The most explicit statement of these limitations is in the Constitution's first ten amendments — the Bill of Rights — which guarantee freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, the right to bear arms, protection against the obligatory quartering of soldiers, security from unwarranted search and seizure, the right to a grand jury, protection against double jeopardy and self - incrimination, the right of due process, just compensation for private property taken for public use, and speedy public trial by jury without excessive fines or bail.

MP David Burrowes, chair of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, led the parliamentary opposition to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, and more than 600,000 people signed a petition led by the Coalition for Marriage against the Bill when it was first proposed in 2012.

As I write, the Coalition for Marriage petition against gay marriage has reached a total of 600,783 signatures and by the time this is in print, that total will be considerably higher - you can check its current level at http://c4m.org.uk/, and sign the petition while you are about it if you haven't already done so.

In September 2002, when a hundred scholars and ethicists signed a petition that read, «As Christian ethicists, we share a common moral presumption against a preemptive war on Iraq by the United States,» Elshtain was not numbered among the signatories.

The player continues to protest his innocence, and an investigation into his conviction by the Criminal Cases Review Commission is under way, but he has been met with unwavering resistance from numerous football fans, while 160,000 people signed a petition against his return.

An online petition and a complaint to the Illinois Attorney General are ways Plainfield residents are fighting back against a new executive director and changes made by the park board.

The request came about a week after the village's Electoral Board ruled against a similar resident petition lead by Bill Gnech.

The Hon. Lady Chief Justice has dismissed the Bribery Allegation petition by tigereyepi against Justice Asmah Akwasi Asiedu.

Adegburwa is said to have been arrested over a petition against by him by a company over about N61million paid into his account over a property in Lekki area of Lagos.

Three members of parliament from the minority led by Mahama Ayariga have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye over an alleged bribery allegation against the Appointments Committee.

An advertiser's announcement in the media on Tuesday entitled: «In the investigative committee (Article 146); In the matter of a petition by Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the removal from office of Justice John Ajet Nassam», the committee noted: «You are hereby notified that following a prima facie case established against you on allegation of misconduct for ex-parte discussion with one party on a case pending before you...»

Skelos and other Senate GOP lawmakers have begun to push back against the notion that they aren't in favor of the cap by staging an online petition drive and accusing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of holding up the bill.

Those are anti-shutdown «sign our petition» ads run by Organizing For America, the Obama campaign successor organization, and they also feature a leisurely John Boehner leaning against a shut - off switch (get it?).

A petition led by the Everyday Sexism Project and the End Violence Against Women Coalition calling for classes on sexual consent, respectful relationships and online pornography received over 36,000 signatures.

Despite more than 90 MPs signing the parliamentary motion against the proposals tabled by Audrey Wise MP, outbursts of anger at meetings of the PLP addressed by Harriet Harman, protests and vocal opposition from women Labour Party members and lone parent organisations — even Glenys Kinnock MEP added her name to a petition and letter against the proposals — the new batch of Labour women MPs were largely noticeable by their absence.

Already, there is a petition from unnamed EC staff who are being led by Lawyer Maxwell Opoku - Agyemang, against Mrs. Osei, which is pending before the Chief Justice.

«Council's decision to give Hon. Justice Esowe a serious warning and put her on its «Watch List» for one year, was sequel to a petition written against her by Mr. Jimmy Dirisu Aliu, alleging injustice for failing to deliver ruling in Suit No.

At least 15 allegations have been leveled against Mrs. Osei in the new petition, and the petitioner is said to have listed all the offences allegedly committed by her.

«Hon. Justice Bassey Frank Etuk was warned following a petition written against him by Oro Youth Movement for failure to deliver judgment in Suit No.

«The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas,» the statement said.

The document, discovered by the Republican caucus on March 22, was hand delivered to the County Attorney on February 3 and included directives from Chairman Jenkins to Meehan to «answer the verified petition and assert cross claims» against County Executive Astorino, and therefore take a position on behalf of the 38 workers against the taxpayers of Westchester.

The former minister first came under investigation in 2013 after a human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), wrote a petition against her for allegedly approving the purchase of two BMW vehicles worth N225m by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority in breach of the Public Procurement Act.

Perez Williams said her decision — less than two weeks before the deadline to file petitions to get on the June 26 ballot — was influenced by a political mentor she would not identify and a belief that Balter failed to raise enough money and attention to compete against Katko.

Ibrahim Umar, and received by Okai's counsels J.S. Okutepa (SAN), the letter noted that the petition was against cyberstalking activities engaged by Okai which was contrary to the cybercrimes Prohibitions Prevention Act, 2015.

Some leadership allies predicted more Republicans would now likely join the 20 GOP colleagues who have rebelled against leadership by signing the so - called discharge petition to force immigration votes.

This follows a damning article written by a former Chief of Staff Dr. Valery Sawyer against Mr. Amidu and former President Rawlings and a subsequent petition asking the party to sanction the former Attorney General.

It is interesting to note that two clear months after I submitted the petition with weighty allegations against the Aso Savings and the persons earlier mentioned, nothing has been done about it, but they were quick to go to press that I was being investigated to deny me of the appointment earlier made by the Acting President.

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has responded to a petition by two National Democratic Congress (NDC) members calling for sanctions against him.

The National Coordinator, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Frontier, Austin Okai is to report before the Kogi State Police command tomorrow, 13th October, 2017, over a petition filed against him by the Kogi State House of Assembly.

Investigations by the Nigeria Police following a petition by the Bank in September 2013 also found Innoson and Chief Innocent Chukwuma culpable of the criminal allegations levied against them by the Bank, and Chief Innocent Chukwuma was accordingly charged to court by the Police.

A State Supreme Court has decided against a petition filed by a former Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Commissioner.

There is already a petition from unnamed EC staff, who are being represented by Lawyer Maxwell Opoku - Agyemang, against Mrs. Osei, which is pending before the Chief Justice.

A judge of the High Court who authored a petition against Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has had her career terminated by the National Judicial Council of Nigeria (NJC).

The Osun State House of Assembly has thrown out the petition filed against Governor Rauf Aregbesola by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, a serving judge in the state...

Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — County executive candidate Legislator Ed Day has initiated court proceedings against Conservative Party opportunity - to - ballot candidate Simon Leschinsky, alleging petitioning irregularities.

The petition submitted by the Igbo leaders read, «We have suffered genocidal crimes committed against us by Nigerians, especially those of the Northern Nigeria, dating back to 1945.

His latest salvo is an on - line petition against a plan, introduced just as the 2014 session drew to a close by Bronx Sen. Gustavo Rivera, called the New York is Home Act, which would enable nearly 3 million noncitizens who meet specific criteria to apply for citizenship with New York's Office for New Americans.

A copy of the publication is attached to this petition The New Statesman purporting the reporting on claims made by the New Juabeng MP, Dr. Assibey Yeboah published, among others, the following against our client.

The petition copied to Mr Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption reads in part: «SERAP considers these amendments to be in bad faith, patently an abuse of legislative powers, politically biased, and demonstrably unjustified in a democratic and representative society governed by the rule of law, and incompatible with the country's international human rights obligations and commitments particularly the UN Convention against Corruption, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, which Nigeria has ratified.»

In the statement signed by Abdullahi Garba of the DSS said that the DSS had invited the concerned judicial officers for interrogations after series of petitions were sent against them.

According to him, accusation of corruption was levelled against him because he attempted to work on a petition filed by uniBank which complained of unfair treatment by the management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

Justice Oloyede, who had earlier written a petition against Aregbesola, was invited by the NJC to defend herself against a counter petition written against her by some activists based in Osun state.

The Justice Ali Gumel - led panel of the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment of the National / State Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal in Apo, Abuja, which had dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress» candidate, Andrew Uchendi against Sekibo's ePetition Tribunal in Apo, Abuja, which had dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress» candidate, Andrew Uchendi against Sekibo's epetition by the All Progressives Congress» candidate, Andrew Uchendi against Sekibo's election.

The appeal panel, which ruled 4 - 0 against Lacorte, said the validating petition was not sufficiently «particularized» to give notice of which signatures he claimed were improperly invalidated by the Rockland County Board of Elections.

The «day one» strategy hit major roadblocks as the public, led by an unusually aggressive Daily News campaign that included a 40,000 - signature petition, pushed back against the banning of a beloved tourist attraction that employs about 300 drivers — drivers who just happen to belong to the Teamsters Union.