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There have been palpable tension in the state following the recent election tribunal in the state which did not favour the incumbent PDP - led government in the state.

Among the exhibits attached with the motion, were written statements of Tope Aluko on oath which he tendered before Ekiti state governorship election tribunals in 2014 before the tribunal.

Not exact matches

Onjeh had earlier wrote a petition at the state tribunal, where Justice Dipeolu in October upheld the election of the former Senate president.

Justice Sadiq Umar led tribunal in its judgment delivered on October 21, nullified elections in 18 out of the 31 local government areas of the state and ordered a re-run to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The current incongruent decisions by the tribunals must therefore be put to rest with an unequivocal declaration by the Supreme Court, and it is the prayer of all who want to see credible elections endure in Nigeria, that the decision of the apex court gives undisputed support for the card reader, an election tool which was budgeted for, resources allocated and the allocation approved by the National Assembly, this being the universal process of policy implementation.

He said, «In view of our belief in the judiciary and avalanche of evidence against the declaration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the duly elected governor in the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the state, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, the gubernatorial candidate of Accord after wide consultations, has resolved to appeal the judgment of Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led tribunal at the Court of AppeaIn view of our belief in the judiciary and avalanche of evidence against the declaration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the duly elected governor in the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the state, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, the gubernatorial candidate of Accord after wide consultations, has resolved to appeal the judgment of Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led tribunal at the Court of Appeain the judiciary and avalanche of evidence against the declaration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the duly elected governor in the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the state, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, the gubernatorial candidate of Accord after wide consultations, has resolved to appeal the judgment of Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led tribunal at the Court of Appeain the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the state, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, the gubernatorial candidate of Accord after wide consultations, has resolved to appeal the judgment of Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led tribunal at the Court of Appeain the state, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, the gubernatorial candidate of Accord after wide consultations, has resolved to appeal the judgment of Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led tribunal at the Court of Appeal.

Ladoja who spoke through the Director - General of his campaign organization, Hon. Adeolu Adeleke, during a press conference in Ibadan, said the dismissal of his petition by the Justice Muhammed Mayaki - led election petitions tribunal, did not come as a surprise, but rather a confirmation of the boasts by Ajimobi at different fora, that he had already secured victory.

The governor, who said there was nothing wrong with the legal system in Nigeria, added that «in recent times, politicians like President Buhari are the ones responsible for the rot in the judiciary because of their desperation to use the courts to foist one party state on Nigerians with conflicting judgments from election tribunals.»

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.

«Take notice that the appellant being dissatisfied with the decision of the governorship election tribunal for Rivers state, sitting in Abuja, contained in the judgment of the tribunal coram Hon. Justice Suleiman Ambursa (chairman), Hon. Justice Wesley Ibrahim Leha (member) and Hon. Justice Bayo Taiwo (member)(sitting in court no. 23 of the FCT high court dated the 24th of October 2015, doth hereby appeal to the court of appeal upon the grounds set out in paragraph 3 and will at the hearing seek the reliefs set out in paragraph 4,» the statement read.

«We will not accept the charade going on in Obosi, and our party will take a stand soon about the entire election, and anything outside that, you know it will end up in the tribunal, appeal court, and Supreme Court», Ngige said.

In its verdict on Wednesday, the tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election within 90 days.

THE election petitions tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has dismissed for lack of merit, the motion by Dr Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN),...

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned to November 14, hearing in the Anambra Central senatorial election petition brought before it by the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Dora Akunyili, following the absence of some record of proceedings of the lower tribunal.

The tribunal further refused to grant the petitioners» request for it to uphold the cancellation of the results of the election in Obingwa, Osisioma and Isiala - Ngwa north local government areas of the state.

«In the spirit of democratic ethos, Mr. President should ensure that all election petition tribunals should function freely and transparently.

The election petition tribunal in Katsina, has nullified the election of member representing Dutsi / Mashi federal constituency, Mansur Ali Mashi (APC).

«The failure of lNEC to conduct the re-run elections in Rivers within the time - frame ordered by the respective election petition tribunals / courts is in breach of the Electoral Act and Section 76 of the 1999 Constitution, thus endangering the nation's democracy.

The court held that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could continue with the conduct of its supplementary election in the state slated for tomorrow owing to its submission that only the election petition tribunal had the jurisdiction to hear the cases before it.

Mark's challenger, the All Progressive Congress Daniel Onjeh, had proceeded to the Appeal Tribunal when the lower election tribunal ruled in favour of the former senate president.

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.

The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the tribunal and ordered supplementary election in the 15 polling units.

The appeal tribunal in it's judgement ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election in the next 90 days.

He further expressed the hope that the Court of Appeal would grant Otti's prayer to be declared the winner of the poll, «Considering the judgment of lower tribunal, which upheld the cancellation of the results of the election in three local government areas.»

The Edo State governorship election Tribunal has thrown out tribunal the suit filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osagie Ize Iyamu, in the September 28, 2016 governorship election, challenging the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki as winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The election tribunals and Court of Appeal ordered the re-runs, after voiding the returns for most of the Rivers legislative seats, federal and state; before the Supreme Court, in a bizarre verdict, endorsed the governorship poll, held the same day, and under the same bloody conditions, as the state legislative elections.

Justice Ikpeme had in 2016 dismissed a petition by Melaye's opponent, Smart Adeyemi, contesting the emergence of the lawmaker at an election tribunal.

A controversial online media, Saharareporters has released an audio conversation of Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, allegedly bribing a tribunal judge who handled his election case in 2015, Justice Akon Ikpeme.

In June, the tribunal nullified Mr. Sekibo's election, saying that Mr. Uchendu earned the majority of lawful votes cast and that there was substantial non-compliance with the electoral law in the process of the polIn June, the tribunal nullified Mr. Sekibo's election, saying that Mr. Uchendu earned the majority of lawful votes cast and that there was substantial non-compliance with the electoral law in the process of the polin the process of the poll.

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.

Delivering the Appeal Court judgement on Friday, the Presiding Judge of Court of Appeal, Kaduna, Justice Umani Abba Aji, said the lower tribunal was right in its rulings, which nullified the election of the first appellant, Hon. Mansir Aliyu Mashi.

«Any aggrieved party / parties that wish to file petition in respect of the conduct of the election should do so through the registry of the above mentioned tribunal / court.»

Obidigbo, a petitioner at the Anambra Governorship election tribunal, who spoke with journalists at his Hardis and Dromedas factory in Umunya, Anambra State said there was no way Obiano could be accepted as the candidate of the party when his primary election was conducted by Chief Victor Umeh, whose tenure has been voided by the court.

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.

From there, we will conduct free and fair elections in which votes will actually count, where the loser will embrace the winner and vice versa, and where at the end of the election, there will be no need to set up election tribunals.

According to Omotosho, «is it not curious and, indeed, funny that a sitting governor that was defeated in all the local government areas of Ekiti State in a free and fair election is crying, eight months after and after his case had been dismissed at the election petitions tribunal.»

In the petition, the PDP candidate, accompanied by the state Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, asked the tribunal to declare him as the rightful winner of the 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 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, has said that Magnus Abe of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will be sacked by an election tribunal...

The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue South, in the last National Assembly election, Comrade Daniel Onjeh has rubbished his opponent, David Mark's claim that he was never invited to testify from the witness box at the tribunal.

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.

DAILY POST had exclusively reported that Mark, who was dragged before a tribunal in Makurdi, Benue State by Onjeh over the outcome of the election had refused to testify from the witness box when he appeared at the tribunal in person on August 18.

The tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja, also ordered that a fresh governorship election be conducted in the state.

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 seatIn 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 seatin 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.

The Justice Joy Unwana - led panel nullified the results of the entire Bomadi and Burutu Local Government Areas because «there was absence of the constituent elements of an electoral process» Also the tribunal nullified the results of the election in parts of Warri North, Warri South, Warri South - West, Ethiope West and Burutu local government areas.

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.

In the first judgment read by Justice Ishaq Bello led tribunal on the matter between Obidigbo and Obiano, he stated that that Obiano was validly nominated as the candidate of APGA, and that the election that brought him to office was conducted in compliance with the electoral act as amendeIn the first judgment read by Justice Ishaq Bello led tribunal on the matter between Obidigbo and Obiano, he stated that that Obiano was validly nominated as the candidate of APGA, and that the election that brought him to office was conducted in compliance with the electoral act as amendein compliance with the electoral act as amended.

The tribunal dismissed the application of the factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), Dr Chike Obidigbo, his All Progressives Congress, (APC) counterpart, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige and the PDP candidate in the election, Comrade Tony Nwoye for lacking in merit.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu yesterday ruled out the formal Information and Communication Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili's appeal filed against the election petitions tribunal...

But unlike in challenges to non-judicial election regulations, where preventing political corruption often rests alone in the balance against plaintiffs» First Amendment rights, in the judicial context, the First Amendment rights of those challenging election rules are also counterbalanced by the fundamental constitutional due process rights of litigants to a fair trial before a tribunal that is impartial in both fact and appearance.