Sentences with phrase «governorship election tribunals»

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.

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.

«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.

«Governor Wike sought an order of the court of appeal allowing his appeal and an order of the court setting aside the judgment / decision of the Rivers state governorship election tribunal.

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.

He wanted the case of Sokoto governorship election tribunal disbanded by a President of the Court of Appeal, who has a constitutional right to set up election tribunals.

Not exact matches

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 Appeal.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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 seats.

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 Egovernorship 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 EGovernorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 26 governorship elections, Chief Martin Elechi as the governor of Egovernorship elections, Chief Martin Elechi as the governor of Ebonyi State.

We are asking the court to re evaluate those documents or reevaluate the evidence placed before lower tribunal and allow the appeal to set aside the decision of the lower tribunal and declare Ladoja the winner of the governorship election of Oyo state.»