The Lagos State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the declaration of Femi Gbajabiamila as the winner of the March 28, 2015 House of Representatives election in the Surulere Federal Constituency 1.

The Justice C.U Anwuka-led three-man tribunal rejected the petition challenging the victory of Gbajabiamila and his party, the All Progressives Congress in the said election.

Gbajabiamila, who is now the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, had been declared winner of the said election by the Independent National Electoral Commission after polling 21, 715 votes.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Ashikodi, who polled 14, 550 votes to emerge the first runner-up, had however headed for the tribunal to challenge Gbajabiamila’s victory.

Ashikodi had alleged irregularities and a breach of the guidelines set out by the INEC for the conduct of the election.


He claimed that Gbajabiamila and his party did not score the highest number of valid votes in the election and should not have been declared winner by INEC.

He also claimed that the number of votes cast exceeded the number of registered voters.

The petitioner’s lawyer, Kalu Onuah, urged the court to declare the election null and void in the circumstance as stipulated by Section 53(2) Electoral Act, 2010.

But the tribunal on Friday held that the petitioner failed to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt, holding that the evidence adduced were not sufficient to establish the allegations raised.

The tribunal held that the petitioner did not link any of the documents tendered with his allegation of irregularities that he had raised.

The panel rejected Ashikodi’s testimony that there were multiple irregularities when he was not personally present at the collation centre.

Gbajabiamila’s counsel, Dele Adeogun, had urged the tribunal to dismiss the petitioner’s case, saying the petitioner’s counsel misrepresented facts and misconceived the law.

source : http://www.punchng.com/news/tribunal-upholds-gbajabiamilas-victory/

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APC is winning while the other party isn't, hope these judges are fair.
That's all.



Is INTROVERT attending A JOB interview again?








ThefakeStan

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Up APC!

MODS, correct your frontpage title... Reps not senate

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9jacrip:
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WIKE ON MY MIND

Congrats Big Man

You're not like Saraki oo

Hehehehe,..

As Tribunal is bouncing one person (Kashamu), they are upholding another.

APC wins again



Meanwhile in the PDP Camp, they be like:





Whilst APC be like..

Gbajabiamila's victory will definitely be beneficial to the people of the constituency than that of the his opponent. Gbajabiamila just needs to compensate the people with quality representation.

Why Apc winning tribunal and PDP loosing 2day...?

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Gbaja Gbaja Gbajabiamila

No shaking, You're are our Speaker as far as I am concerned.

Before nko

Na una sabi wetin una de do

Toni Ashikodi and PDP are fu..cking donuts!
Waste of time and resources.....

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Senator Gbajabiamila Bawo, you people don give Saraki position to Gbajabiamila or what

Carry go.
No go slow
Any tin dat will read anti clockwise Holy Gho..............st Fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!√

Not happy!!! This is going nowhere!

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KunleBoye:
Gbaja Gbaja Gbajabiamila

No shaking, You're are our Speaker as far as I am concerned.

If you feel otherwise, head for the lagoon

ur subwoofer nko... Continue deceiving urself .....

Good

This man surname go don cos sore for people mouth tire

Nice.

Yeah

Is femi now a senator
But is it possible for nos of votes to be more than registered voters.
Opininins and suggestions please

The fact that APC keeps winning all this tribunal cases in SW simply tells us that Yorubas detest bad leadership of which GEJ's administration is an epitome of one....

Poor journalism. Election petitions are not proved beyond reasonable doubt; they are to be proved on the balance of probability.