Sentences with phrase «of election tribunal»

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.
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