Tag: Tribunal

Political Tussle Unfolds in Kogi: APC and SDP Clash Over Alleged Attack on Tribunal’s Secretary

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The aftermath of the recently concluded governorship election in Kogi State has seen the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition, Social Democratic Party (SDP), embroiled in a war of words over the purported attack on the Secretary of the State Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike. The SDP alleges that the attack occurred on Monday when political thugs, allegedly hired, assaulted David Mike in Lokoja. J.S. Okutepa SAN, counsel to SDP, released a statement on Tuesday claiming that the Secretary was in possession of copies of the election petition…

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Appeal Court Declares Tribunal’s Vote Re-computation ‘Erroneous’ and Dismisses Judgment in Favor of Nasarawa Governor Sule

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, overturned the annulment of Governor Abdullahi Sule’s election in Nasarawa State. Justice Uchechukwu Onuemenam, delivering the lead verdict, stated that the tribunal had relied on legally inadmissible evidence in declaring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, David Ombugadu, as the rightful winner of the March 18 governorship election. The appellate court emphasized that the tribunal erroneously considered the statements of eight witnesses presented by the PDP candidate, as these statements were not submitted alongside the petition within the stipulated time, violating constitutional…

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Tribunal Nullifies NNPP’s Abba Yusuf’s Victory, Declares APC’s Gawuna as Winner in Kano

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The Kano State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has overturned the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and declared Nasiru Gawuna, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the March 18 governorship election. The tribunal delivered its judgment via Zoom, a teleconference service, as the panel members were not physically present in the courtroom. This ruling follows weeks of legal proceedings, with both parties’ lawyers presenting their closing arguments on behalf of their clients on August 21. It is worth noting that the Independent National Electoral…

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Ideato Reps Seat: Outrage As Justice Akpovi Led Tribunal Overrules Supreme Court, Removes Ikenga

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Outrage and shock has greeted the judgment of the Imo State National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which removed Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere from office and declared a supplementary election in 55 polling units in the Federal Constituency among the remaining candidates. In the curious judgment which clearly amounted to the Tribunal upturning and setting aside the judgment of the Supreme Court, the Tribunal upheld the Petition of Chika Abazu of the APC on the ground that the primary election of PDP which produced Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere…

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High Stakes at PEPC: Crowd Gathers as Final Verdict Looms in Presidential Election Challenges

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Before the final verdict from the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) regarding the challenges filed against President Bola Tinubu’s electoral victory, a massive assembly of litigants, legal professionals, and concerned parties has converged at the court. Present in the courtroom were Vice President Kashim Shettima, Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, as well as Governors Hope Uzodimma and Yahaya Bello representing Imo and Kogi States, respectively, among other members of the ruling party. On the opposition side, the acting national chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagun, and…

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