Tag: Election petition

Election Petition: Supreme Court reserves judgement in appeal against Sokoto, Taraba Govs.

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The Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgement on an appeal seeking to unseat Governor Ahmad Aliyu, of Sokoto State, and Governor Dr. Kefas Agbu, of Taraba State. The 5-member panel of Justices of the Apex Court, headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, reserved judgement in the two appeals for a date that would be announced to parties in the matter, after briefs filed were adopted by parties. While Sunday Ameh (SAN), the lead counsel to the appellants, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Sa’idu Umar, prayed to the court to…

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Wild celebration in Kano, as Supreme Court affirms Gov. Yusufs election victory

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Cover Picture Credit: BBC Residents and supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano erupted in wild celebration yesterday, following the Supreme Court’s confirmation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s victory. Recall that a five-member panel of justices yesterday unanimously held that the lower court misunderstood the import of the purported deduction of 165,616 ballot papers in favour of Governor Yusuf. The unanimous decision overturned the lower court’s misunderstanding of the alleged deduction of 165,616 ballot papers in favour of Governor Yusuf. The joyous celebration, marked by tricycle displays…

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Election Petition: Supreme Court to deliver judgements in 7governorship disputes today

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The Supreme Court will today, Friday, deliver judgements in seven governorship appeals challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal and State Election Petitions Tribunal. The States are Lagos, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross-River. Recall that in Kano State late December, the apex court reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal and the State Election Petitions Tribunal, which removed him from office. The five-member panel, led by Justice John Okoro reserved the judgement after…

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Kano: Dont interfere with Supreme Courts decision – Yoruba elders caution Tinubu

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The Yoruba community in Kano State has cautioned President Bola Tinubu not to interfere with the Supreme Court judgement over the reserved ruling on the Kano governorship election. Specifically, the Yoruba community, under the aegis of the ‘Yoruba Northern Elders Forum, called on the Ooni of Ife, the Alaafin of Oyo, and the Oba of Lagos, as well as a former APC Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, to engage with the President not to be carried away by sentiments and allow the ruling party to lose to the opposition at the…

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Kogi: Gunmen steal election petition documents

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The Kogi State Police Command has officially confirmed that gunmen attacked the secretary of the state governorship election Tribunal, Mr. David Umar Mike, on Monday in Lokoja, making away with sensitive petition documents related to the recently concluded gubernatorial election in the State. The State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, disclosed the incident in Lokoja, yesterday, stating that, the attackers of the state governorship tribunal secretary carted away all the petition documents filed by five political parties at gunpoint. The Police authorities detailed that the stolen documents…

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Justice Okoro to head Supreme Court panel on presidential election petition

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Justice John Inyang Okoro has been nominated to coordinate the Supreme Court panel that will oversee the presidential election petition filed by the candidates of Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the People Democratic Party PDP), Atiku Abubakar, respectively. It was gathered that Justice Okoro is currently coordinating other Justices of the Supreme Court out of the total of eleven Justices currently serving in the apex court. An insider however, revealed to this medium that there is heavy arm-twisting among the Justices as the majority are insisting on following the electoral…

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