Tag: PDP

Supreme Court judgement disappointing – PDP

Aminu Imam

…Says apex court has failed Nigerians The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, described judgement of the Supreme Court in the petition filed by the PDP and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against declaration of Bola Tinubu as President, as ‘disappointing’. Atiku and the PDP, as well as Peter Obi and the Labour Party, had filed a case against the declaration of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu as winners of the February 25, 2023 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). An issued statement by the PDP…

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Supreme Court Verdict: PDP Governor joins APC chieftains to rejoice with Tinubu at Villa

Aminu Imam

One of the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, rejoiced with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. This was after the Supreme Court affirmed the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president in the 2023 general election. Recall that in its ruling yesterday, the seven-member panel held that the issues canvassed by Obi were the same as that of Atiku’s thus and there was no need for a repeat. It, therefore, affirmed the ruling of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal that upheld the…

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APC loses another Senate seat as Appeal Court sacks Abbo

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Senator Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North

An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked Senator Elisha Abbo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District. A three-member panel presided over by Justice C.E. Nwosu-Iheme, in a judgment, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Rev. Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as validly elected lawmaker for the senatorial district. INEC had, on February 25, declared Mr Abbo as the winner of the senatorial poll. Dissatisfied with the declaration, Yohana and the PDP filed…

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PDP’s Guber Appeal: Legal Experts Condemn Premium Times Report on Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam Some Senior Lawyers who have been following  the Kaduna State Election Petition Tribunal judgment that affirmed Senator Uba Sani as the Governor of Kaduna State, have denounced a recent report of an online media platform, Premium Times Hausa on the appeal by Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Hon. Isa Ashiru. According to the legal luminaries, the report, in a misleading manner, portrayed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Uba Sani’s lawyers as the ones who appealed and not PDP and Isa Ashiru.   The…

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Tribunal withheld Oborevwori as Delta Governor, dismisses APC, SDP petittions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta. This was after it dismissed a petition filed by Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the March 18 election. In a second judgment, the tribunal also dismissed the petition filed by Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against Oborevwori’s election. The three-member panel of judges led by Justice C. H Ahuchaogu ruled…

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Kaduna Guber: Ashiru heads to Appeal Court, says Sani’s tribunal victory claim misleading

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in  the 2023 polls, Right Honourable Isah Mohammed Ashiru said the tribunal victory claim by Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress APC is wrong and misleading, asserting that the judgment was in PDP’s favour rather than the APC.  Ashiru stressed that the tribunal has done its bits, but assured that he will move to the upper court for appeal to reclaim his mandate. Ashiru was speaking with selected journalists at his resident in Kaduna Friday, stressing that he met with…

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Tribunal upholds Inuwa Yahaya’s election, dismisses PDP, ADC’s petitions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Gombe State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the re-election of Governor Inuwa Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Delivering judgement on Tuesday in Gombe, the three-man panel headed by Justice S.B. Belgore, dismissed the petitions filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Jibril Barde and that of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its candidate, Nafiu Bala, challenging Yahaya’s victory in the March 18 election. Belgore said that the petition of the ADC and its candidate lacked merit. The ADC was challenging the declaration…

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Sanwo-Olu: Tribunal upholds nomination for Lagos Governorship

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has struck out an application by the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos State, Abdulazeez Adediran (a.k.a. Jandor), seeking a declaration that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was not qualified for the March 18 governorship poll. Adediran had contended that Sanwo-Olu was wrongfully nominated and sponsored by his party, the All Progressives Party (APC) and, therefore, was not qualified for the election. However, Justice Mikail Abdullahi, while reading the tribunal’s decision on the matter, held that the position did not form…

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Presidential Election Petition: PDP rejects tribunal judgement

Aminu Imam

…”It’s bereft of justice” – Atiku The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the February 25, 2023 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar have rejected the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court upholding the election of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the party said it unequivocally rejects the judgement in its entirety. Atiku, who addressed a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Abuja yesterday, declared that the judgement of bereft of justice. He said the tribunal judgement failed to restore confidence.…

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Zamfara Governorship Tribunal: PDP alleges plan to bribe Judges by APC

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

…No, it is PDP sponsored act against us – APC By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Zamfara State chapter has alleged a plan to bribe the state governorship election tribunal judges to influence the judgement of the ongoing case against her by the All Progressive Congress APC. In a statement signed by the state PDP Acting Chairman, Mouktar Lugga, he alleged that the members of the State House of Assembly are also to be induced financially  to commence the impeachment of the state Governor Dauda Lawal Dare.…

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