Recall that Wike barely two weeks ago publicly denounced the statement issued by the adviser which described the Supreme Court dismissal of his appeal on relocation
of election tribunal to Abuja and the nullification of his election as» judicial gang up» and «Judicial terrorism».
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 National Assembly
election petition
tribunal has upheld the
election of former Senate President, Senator David Mark
of the Peoples Democratic Party, the PDP.
The matter
of discordant tunes on its use from
election tribunals is disturbing as expressed by the CJN.
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.
By urging
tribunals to strike down the use
of the card reader, the implication is a return to our prior
election system, going back to the 2003 and 2007 era where Mike Tyson, dead people and ghost names on the voter register produced huge votes recorded on
election day to declare people winners
of election.
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 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.
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has finally approached the Court
of Appeal to set aside the judgment
of the state
election tribunal, which nullified his
election.
«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.
«He further urged the court
of appeal to make an «order striking out or dismissing the
election petition filed on 3rd May 2015 by Mr Dakuku Peterside Peterside and the APC as petitioners at the
tribunal.
Significantly, he added, only two out
of those 175
elections were overturned by the
Election Petition
Tribunals.
Even so, the
Tribunals did not order the Commission to conduct fresh
elections, but to issue Certificates
of Return to candidates other than those earlier declared winners.
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.
The
tribunal chairman, therefore, dismissed the petition because
of the failure
of the petitioners to convince the
tribunal beyond doubt that they won the
election.
He, however, urged the
tribunal to declare him (Otti) the winner on account
of the lawful votes cast during the
election.
You know that
tribunal for presidential
election started at High Court
of Appeal.
«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 lower
tribunal had ruled earlier that Dickson won the
election promoting Sylva to approach the Appeal Court which ruled on Thurday affirming the position
of the earlier
tribunal.
«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.
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.
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 three man
tribunal headed by Justice Ahmed Badamasi, affirmed Governor Godwin Obaseki as winner
of the
election.
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 poll.
«The National Chairman
of APGA should mind his language and stop disparaging the judges
of the
tribunal; they should go home and prepare for another
election instead
of blaming their failure on the judges.»
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.
Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Ugochukwu Emezue, Governor Ikpeazu said after defeating him at the
election, the rerun and at the
tribunal, there was nothing to be afraid
of.
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.
Chindah's
election was challenged at the
tribunal by the APC candidate, Anthony Okocha, while that
of Ns ugbe was challenged by Collins Owhondah.
But dissatisfied with the results declared by INEC, the APC and their candidates had filed their various petitions asking the
tribunal to cancel the
elections and order a rerun on account
of alleged irregularities.
Wike specifically said the panel was set up by the Inspector - General
of Police, Ibrahim Idris, with a predetermined goal
of assisting the All Progressives Congress at the
election tribunal.
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.