×as Court of Appeal strikes out evidences against security agents, alleged political thugs





*dismisses Rivers APC’s application to change Court of Appeal panel for a fresh panel to hear appeal on Tribunal’s Judgement







The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday expunged from Judicial records of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal all the evidences against named and un-named security agents and named and un-named political thugs in the petition filed by the Rivers State APC Governorship Candidate, Mr Dakuku Peterside against the election of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.




Also on Thursday, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by the Rivers State APC asking the President of the Court of Appeal to constitute a New Panel to hear the appeal that would flow from the judgment of the Justice Suleiman Ambrosa-led Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.





The Rivers State APC had appealed an interlocutory ruling of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal wherein all the evidences against named and un-named security agents and named and un-named political thugs were struck out from the records of the tribunal because the Rivers State APC failed to join the said security agents and political thugs in their petition.



The tribunal, however, took into consideration the evidences against the security agents and alleged political thugs in their judgement, relying on them despite the earlier interlocutory ruling of the tribunal.



Today’s session of the Court of Appeal was Presided over by Justice Datti Yahaya JCA while Justice Tanim Yusuf (JCA) and Justice Mustapha Mohammed (JCA ) were members of the panel.



According to the Court of Appeal, evidences that were led against security agents and political thugs whether named and un-named in the course of the hearing of the petition filed by the Rivers State APC Governorship Candidate against the election of Governor Wike where the said security agents and alleged political thugs were not joined as parties should be struck out.



The Court of Appeal further directed that all the criminal allegations contained in the petition against the said security agents and alleged political thugs be expunged as they had no opportunity to defend themselves at the tribunal .



The Court held that in cases where criminal allegations are made against institutions, agents and individuals, they were expected to be joined as parties to the suit.



On the application brought by the Rivers State APC asking the President of the Court of Appeal to constitute a New Panel to hear the appeal on the Justice Suleiman Ambrosa-led Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Counsel to to the PDP, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, urged the Court to disregard the application as it was tantamount to disqualifying itself from hearing the appeal for no just reason.



Counsel to Governor Wike, Mr Osima Ginah said the application for the re-constitution of the Appeal Court Panel via a letter written by the Rivers State APC on October 28,2015 and brought to the attention of the Court on Thursday should be dismissed by the court.



It would be recalled that Justice Suleiman Ambrosa had in his judgment at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal relied copiously on the testimonies of soldiers, mobile policemen and DSS operatives who alleged electoral crimes in the course of the April 11 governorship election in the state.



Counsel to Governor Wike, Mr Osima Ginah addressing journalists after the judgement declared that the Court of Appeal judgment implies that all statements credited to the said security agents will be expunged from the records of the tribunal and will no longer form part of the appeal process.



Mr Ginah said that today’s judgmentt of the Court of Appeal has strengthened the case of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as the second leg Rivers State APC petition has been pulled out, pointing out that the other pillar of their case, the card reader accreditation is no longer tenable following decisions by Superior Courts on the matter.



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Is this how Wike hopes to console his children??

Which court house hosted this imaginary sitting?? Kai my people, always double check before rejoicing pls.

See Wike and PDP begging for the copy of the tribunal judgement as recently as yesterday

http://punchng.com/2015/10/1941

So pls tell when they filed their appeal??

This scan news is an embarrassment to its readers.

Why change of panel rilly apc u guys should calm down b4 u destroy d judiciary.. Thank God appeal court no fall for dis like tribunal smh... Lets watch hw tins pans out...

Small small catch monkey. All hope not lost yet for Wike

Still searching for this news from other sources.

Damn. Shieet just hit the fan for apc. Just saw the news on AIT. It means all the judgement base on the testmonies of those millitary guyz will be struck out. Doesn't look good for Apc aswear.

theV0ice:


Is this how Wike hopes to console his children??

Which court house hosted this imaginary sitting?? Kai my people, always double check before rejoicing pls.

See Wike and PDP begging for the copy of the tribunal judgement as recently as yesterday

http://punchng.com/2015/10/1941

So pls tell when they filed their appeal??

This scan news is an embarrassment to its readers.

Keep living in foolery


It will soon clear for ur face lyk carnival

There is still little hope in the judiciary

HzRF:


Keep living in foolery


It will soon clear for ur face lyk carnival

Really?? Who is living in foolery my friend?

You're the one calling your comrades to celebration of an imaginary event na

Oya sorry.....continue your party

theV0ice:




Really?? Who is living in foolery my friend?

You're the one calling your comrades to celebration of an imaginary event na

Oya sorry.....continue your party

ok

Is anybody really taking seriously? Scannews? Haaaa. Lol.

I saw it on ait

D

theV0ice:


Is this how Wike hopes to console his children??

Which court house hosted this imaginary sitting?? Kai my people, always double check before rejoicing pls.

See Wike and PDP begging for the copy of the tribunal judgement as recently as yesterday

http://punchng.com/2015/10/1941

So pls tell when they filed their appeal??

This scan news is an embarrassment to its readers.

listen man. It doesn't mean that the nullification of wike's election has been set aside. What the appeal court has said is that a large chunk of the evidence the tribunal relied upon in nullifying the election should't have been admitted by the tribunal. The implication is that wike is almost sure of winning when he files his appeal.

Armaggedon:
listen man. It doesn't mean that the nullification of wike's election has been set aside. What the appeal court has said is that a large chunk of the evidence the tribunal relied upon in nullifying the election should't have been admitted by the tribunal. The implication is that wike is lalmost sure of winning when he files his appeal.

OK. Its just curious that no other news outlet carried it added to the fact that just yesterday evening, Wike and PDP appealed to the cjn to compel the tribunal to release the details of the judgement so they could prepare their appeal.

I wish them goodluck.

So, only scannews had the privilege of being in the know about this development? This news is fake.

I was almost buying this poo until I noticed "scannewsnigeria.com,"