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Court Sacks Sen. David Mark! by misturotex(m): 2:01pm On Nov 28, 2015
The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has annulled the election of the immediate past Senate President, Senator David Mark.
The Court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct fresh elections in the Benue South senatorial district within 90 days.
Mark’s victory at the March 28th., 2015 National Assembly elections, was challenged by Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who petitioned the Benue state Legislative Houses elections tribunal asking for the cancellation of the election and an order detailing INEC to conduct fresh election in the district.
The Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu led trial panel had on October 7th., 2015 dismissed Onjeh’s petition on the ground that evidences tendered before the tribunal were documentary hearsay evidences.
However, in a unanimous judgement read by Justice Peter Ige, the appellate court dismissed the judgement of the tribunal and upheld the plea of the appellant that Mark’s election failed substantially to meet with the provisions of paragraphs 39 and 40 of the INEC approved electoral guidelines and sections 73 and 74 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.
The panel of jurists also questioned the failure of the trial court to admit evidences tendered by the appellant to canvass his case and in another instance refer to the same evidence to arrive at its decision.
Justice Ige thus held that, “the lower tribunal cannot be seen to blow hot and cold at the same time.
Source: vanguard news
Re: Court Sacks Sen. David Mark! by adioolayi(m): 2:20pm On Nov 28, 2015
I'm sure he will be heading to Supreme Court....
Good for democracy.. Wait oooo...election petitions judgement these days are delivered hastily.... Change in the Judiciary?


http://punchng.com/acourt-in-makurdi-nullifies-david-marks-election/


cc lalasticlala
Re: Court Sacks Sen. David Mark! by Mynd44: 2:37pm On Nov 28, 2015

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